Mine detail: Sidewheel Mine

Previously called 'Rattling Boy'

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Location

Lat / long:

31.68402, -110.07233

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese, Silver
Orebody form:	SHORT, IRREGULAR POD-LIKE BUNCHES, DISCONNECTED LENS ES, AND PIPE-LIKE MASSES

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1921
Last production ended:	1937

Geology

Host rock:	Miss. Escabrosa Limestone;Naco Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	In Ajax Hill Horst, South Of E-W Trending Prompter Fault

References

MRDS	M002069
DEP	10027102
Reference	{Deposit:: USBM FILES}{Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 78.}{Deposit:: ABM BULL 143, 1938}{Deposit:: ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES MAP FILE}{Production:: KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.}
Reporter	Gere, W., Gest, Don E.