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32° 43' 36'' North , 111° 46' 40'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
130440
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mindat:1:2:130440:7
A former surface Mn mine located in sec. 13, T8S, R5E, about 1¾ miles S of Chuichu, about 12 miles W of Eloy, on Indian Reservation land. Discovered in 1954 and produced 1954-1955. Former operators include Desilva and Allinio; C.R. Breedon (lesee 1955); and, Alton R. Powell.
Mineralization is a Mn oxide deposit which occurs in a brecciated fracture zone in coarse-grained granite. The ore zone is 30.48 meters long and 2.74 meters wide, striking N20E and dipping 82NW. Related structures are bock faulting trending NNW.
Workings include an opencut 35 by 10 by 25 feet deep. Mine inactive as of 1956. Equipment removed. Production under lease shipped 1 truckload of ore.
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| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
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