The Ramsdell Mine is a manganese mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.76583, -110.67556
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Ramsdell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ramsdell Mine
Secondary: Gleeson Flat
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Time Period: 1954 - 1955
Material type: MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^28.3% Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS, LENSING PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE WORKINGS CONSISTED OF 3-ADITS DRIVEN INTO THE HILLSIDE. THE UPPER WORKINGS COMPRISED OF AN OPEN CUT AND ADIT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD.
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ DIORITE IS COARSE-GRAINED TO PORPHYRITIC
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D003608 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C.W., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 42.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1930, MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: UNIV. OF ARIZ. BULLETIN 127, P. 60.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990.
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