The Junction and Shamrock Claims is a manganese mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,249 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: 4,249 Feet (1,295 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 32.47778, -109.64611
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Junction and Shamrock Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Junction and Shamrock Claims
Secondary: Graham
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Fisher Hills District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS MAKE UP THE JUNCTION CLAIM AND WERE LOCATED IN 1953 BY GEORGE AND JOHN TAYLOR. THE SINGLE SHAMROCK CLAIM WAS LOCATED IN 1951 BY JOHN POSPOHOLA
Comment (Workings): BULLDOZER STRIPPING, SHALLOW SHAFTS, AND OPEN CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MILS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COMPUTER DATA BANK, 1978A.
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 92-93.
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