Maggie Mine, Maggie Canyon zeolite and Mn deposit, Maggie Canyon, Kimble Mining Sub-District, Cleopatra Mining District, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Maggie Mine | Mine |
| Maggie Canyon zeolite and Mn deposit | - not defined - |
| Maggie Canyon | - not defined - |
| Kimble Mining Sub-District | Subdistrict |
| Cleopatra Mining District | Mining District |
| Artillery Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 20' 50'' North , 113° 39' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
39506
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39506:2
GUID (UUID V4):
8a24c86f-9d4c-4044-8f76-5e4a1c823b30
A former Mn-Fe occurrence/mine located in the NΒ½ sec. 31, T12N, R13W, G&SRM, 9 miles S of Signal, on private (patented) land. Discovered in 1856. Operated during the period 1951 to 1957 (closed). Owned by H. S. West (1958). Owned by the Arizona Manganese Corporation (1975). Operated by Manganese, Incorporated, Nevada (1958). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a sedimentary deposit with stratiform/tabular ore bodies hosted in Pliocene mudstone and the Chapin Wash Sandstone. The ore body is 57 meters thick, 720 meters wide, 1,140 meters long and with a depth-to-top of 177 meters (minimum of 31 meters), covering an area of 81 HA. Ore body No. 1 is sedimentary & tabular; No. 2 is a fissure vein; and, No. 3 is breccia fill. The primary mode of origin was sedimentation. Primary ore control was bedding and secondary was faulting. There is no wallrock alteration. Alteration is supergene enrichment. Ore control was faulting and bedding. Local rocks include Late to middle Miocene basaltic rocks.
Ore is a mixture of low-grade, amorphous, wad-like oxides and enriched portions. It is contained in friable to compact siltstone, sandstone, and conglomerate; clay and mudstone; and hard ore that is a supergene enrichment of the sandstone ore. The deposit is in an alluvial fan and playa deposits of early Pliocene age.
Workings include surface and underground openings. The mining method employed was open stope - room and pillar. The milling method was leach-precipitation.
Site of U.S. Bureau of Mines projects in 1940-1941 and in 1949-1951, consisting of 2,100 feet of 10 x 10 foot drifts and crosscuts, developing sizable ore in upper zone of the Chapin Wash Formation, along with many drill holes. The work is detailed in RI 5292.
Reserves and resources: Type = in-situ (estimate year = 1958). Total resources = 27,600,000 metric tons of ore At 5.35 weight percent Mn. The reserve figure was calculated using the triangle method of ore reserve estimation.
Analytical data results: Assays 1947: Mn - 11.0%, 13.5%, 14.8%, & 14.0%.
Since then domestic steel industry is almost totally dependent on foreign imports of Mn, the property could be developed at a subsidized price in the event of a critical supply shortage. Mn-bearing material underlies a 25 square mile area in the valley between the Artillery and Rawhide Mountains.
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8 valid minerals.
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| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| β Cryptomelane Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| β Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) References: |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| β 'Psilomelane' Description: In numerous veinlets & fractures in Tertiary volcanic rocks. |
| β 'Wad' |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| β | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| β | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| β | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Mn | β Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | β Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102532 |
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