Mogul Group

The Mogul Group is a manganese mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 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

Name: Mogul Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 32.80944, -110.74361

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Mogul Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mogul Group


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: San Pedro District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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


Ownership

Owner Name: J. W. Norton


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 25 TO 40 PERCENT MN, 4 PERCENT SILICA


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Geology): VEIN IS UP TO 10 FEET WIDE, 350 FT LONG. PSILOMELANESHOWS CONCENTRIC STRUCTURE ; GEOL.DESC: ORE DEPOSIT IN VEIN OF CALCITE IN GRANITE

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Deposit): ORE MAINLY IN THE HANGING WALL SIDE OF THE VEIN.

Comment (Workings): 2 HOLES DUG, 6 FEET DEEP.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. BULL. 710, P.169

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., AND BUTLER, G.M., 1930, MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 127, P. 86-87


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