The Magmatic Copper Mine is a manganese mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.25583, -111.08944
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Magmatic Copper Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Magmatic Copper Mine
Secondary: Stacy Claims
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Pioneer District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Stacy, William And Goodspar, A. A.
Years: 1961 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: N-S Trending Fault Systems, N-S Trending Sediments With E. Dip, Var Ious E-W Trending Faults
Type: L
Description: Minor Ns Fault At S End Of Concentrator Fault System
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT IS 130 FT DEEP; SEVERAL SMALLER SHAFTS RUN 50 TO 80 FT DEEP; ALSO A TUNNEL 100 FT LONG
Comment (Location): WEST OF THE SUPERIOR-RAY ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Development): CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF 7 CLAIMS; DEVELOPMENT WORK WAS DONE IN 191 0'S BY MAGMATIC COPPER CO. LOOKING FOR COPPER
Comment (Deposit): ORE DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG FAULTS CUTTING THE LIMESTONE BEDS AND BE TWEEN BEDS IN LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO THE FAULTING
Comment (Geology): NO INSTRUSIVE ROCK PRESENT, BUT MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH CRE T-PALEO INTRUSIVE AND FAULTING EPISODE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-253, 1962
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA, 1930, ABM BULLETIN 127, P 84-85
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA, 1961, USBM IC 7990, P. 141-142
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN ARIZONA, 1919, USGS BUL LETIN 710 P. 163-164
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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