The Wilba Claims is a manganese mine located in Greenlee county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
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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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 32.74389, -109.22667
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Wilba Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wilba Claims
Secondary: Pbc Claims
Secondary: Black King Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Greenlee
District: Ash Peak District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1954
Description: Ap_Grade: ^19.3 % Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1953
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: LENSES
Form: LENSES
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Steep Northerly Trending Zones Of Shearing And Brecciation In Volcanic Rocks
Type: L
Description: Largest Exposure Of Ore Consists Of A Pod-Like Body With Maximum Width Of 8 Ft And Length Of 20 Ft; Most Exploration Work Was Done On This Exposure
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Surface Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): CLAIMS LIE NEAR THE TOP OF A LOW RIDGE ABOUT 2 MILES DIRECTLY EAST OF ASH PEAK SUMMIT; GEODEDIC AND UTM COORDINATES DESCRIBE SHAFT ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF SECTION 12, WEST OF GRAVEL PIT; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = DUNCAN 1:625000
Comment (Geology): NEAR EASTERN END OF FRACTURE ZONE, MANGANESE DEPOSITS FORM DISCONNECTED LENSES AND IRREGULAR STRANDS OF ORE, EXTENDING ABOUT 300 FT ALONG THE STRIKE
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: A-1 CLAIMS, BLACK BEAUTY GROUP, AND CROW CLAIMS (ALL LOCATED IN GRAHAM COUNTY) FOR GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY COMPRISES 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS; DEPOSITS WITHIN THE ZONE ARE A FEW INCHES TO SEVERAL FT WIDE; FRACTURE ZONE FREQUENTLY OUTCROPS FOR MORE THAN 2000 FT ALONG THE STRIKE
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDED ONE UNTIMBERED VERTICAL SHAFT ESTIMATED TO BE 30 FT DEEP
Comment (Development): 2 CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN 1953 BY BILLINGSLEY AND DEAN AS THE BLACK KING GROUP; CLAIMS WERE RELOCATED SOMEWHAT LATER BY A.H. BASSETT AND ASSOCIATES AS THE WILBA OR PBC CLAIMS; PROPERTY WAS IDLE AS OF 1956; FIRST CLAIMS IN AREA WERE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN THE 1890'S AS SILVER-GOLD PROSPECTS
References
Reference (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. 104
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES, WILBA GROUP
Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.C. 7990
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