The Accord Mine is a manganese mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.7975, -110.71361
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Accord Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Accord Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Wad
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD.
Comment (Workings): THE WORKING COMPRISED THREE ADITS ALONG THE EAST VEIN, A SHAFT, AND TWO SHALLOW OPENCUTS ON THE WEST VEIN.
Comment (Deposit): THE MEDICINE BUTTE MANGANESE DEPOSITS DO NOT REPRESENT COMMERICALLY ATTRACTIVE PROPERTIES. DUE TO THEIR RELATIVELY SMALL SIZE, REMOTE LOCATION, AND SOPHISTICATED METALLURGICAL PROCEDURES FOR THE REMOVAL OF COPPER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, R. T., 1968 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 177 , P. 39 .
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P.
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