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A-1 Claims

Producer in Graham county in Arizona, United States with commodity Manganese
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026950
MRDS ID M001258
Record type Site
Current site name A-1 Claims
Alternate or previous names Paradise and Spw Claims, A-1 Group, Muller Manganese, Denton Mine Group
Related records 10258121

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.24397, 32.73067 (WGS84)
Elevation 1292
Relative position 7 1/2 MILES W OF DUNCAN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Graham
United States Arizona Greenlee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 008S 030E 23;24;13;14 E2 (14); W2 (13) Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • A-1 CLAIMS OF PARADISE AND SPW LOCATED IN SECTIONS 23 AND 24; A-1 GROUP CLAIMS LOCATED IN SECTIONS 13 AND 14; GEODETIC AND UTM COORDINATES DESCRIBE SHAFT AND PROSPECT IN THE SE QUARTER OF SECTION 14

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Surface Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Tertiary Volcanic Flows
    Rock description Tertiary Volcanic Flows
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.24397, 32.73067
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Steep Northerly Trending Zones Of Shearing And Brecciation In Volcanic Rocks
Local Manganese Deposits Form Narrow Interlacing Seams And Small Irregular Bunches Surrounding Unmineralized Framgments Of Wall Rock

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS AND BUNCHES
    Strike NW
    Dip SW
    Thickness 0.03M
    Depth to top 0M
    Width 12.19M
    Length 60.96M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Manganese Minerals Occur In Volcanic Rocks Along A Fracture Zone Striking Nw And Dipping Steeply Sw

Comments on the geologic information

  • STRINGERS OF ORE ARE CLOSELY SPACED IN SOME PARTS OF THE FRACTURE ZONE AND ARE SEPARATED BY SEVERAL FT OF BARREN COUNTRY ROCK IN OTHER PARTS OF THE ZONE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1952
Discoverer John Pospohola And A. A. Dankworth

Mining district

District name Ash Peak District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Raymond And G.T. Godfrey (Ace Building And Roofing Supplies)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Raymond, G.T. Godfrey, And John Pospohola
    First year 1961

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^41 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 41wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • NO ORE HAS BEEN PRODUCED FROM THE A-1 CLAIMS OF PARADISE AND SPW; KNOWN ORE PRODUCTION IS FROM A-1 GROUP CLAIMS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 30.48M
    Overall depth 3.66M

Comments on the workings information

  • BULLDOZER STRIPPING AND A SMALL SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED CHRIS G. MULLER (1954), ASH PEAK MANGANESE CO; CLAIMS BECAME PART OF DENTON MINES PROPERTY IN THE LATE 1950'S

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M001258
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0040110034
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0040090031

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 106

  • Deposit

    USBM FILES; A-1 CLAIMS (GREENLEE COUNTY), A-1 GROUP (GRAHAM COUNTY, PARADISE AND SPW CLAIMS (GREENLEE COUNTY, DENTON MINE (SANDERS; THURSTON AND HARDY)

  • Deposit

    ARIZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURSES FILE DATA; MULLER MANGANESE, DENTON MINE (SANDERS; THURSTON AND HARDY)

  • Production

    U.S.B.M. I.C. 7990 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY COMPRISES 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS (2 CLAIMS OF A-1 GROUP; 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS OF PARADIST AND SPW, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SIDES OF THE A-1 GROUP); MINERALIZED SECTION OF THE FRACTURE ZONE RANGES FROM 6 TO 8 FT WIDE AND IS TRACEABLE ON THE SURFACE FOR ABOUT 50 FT ALONG THE STRIKE; OTHER SMALL AND ISOLATED SPOTS OF LOW-GRADE ORE ARE EXPOSED FOR 200 FT OR MORE TO THE NW ALONG THE PROJECTED TREND OF FRACTURING; MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF STRINGERS IS 1 INCH; MAXIMUM WIDTH OF SEAMS REACHES 40 FT ON THE SPW CLAIM
Deposit SEE ALSO: BLACK BEAUTY GROUP; DENTON MINES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1982 Calder, Susan R. U.S. Geological Survey