Knabe No. 6 Mine

The Knabe No. 6 Mine is a manganese mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,001 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: Knabe No. 6 Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 33.71889, -113.22306

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Knabe No. 6 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Knabe No. 6 Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Aguila 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: Northfleet Knabe
Years: 1954 -

Owner Name: F. A.Sitton And J. E. Robinette
Years: 1954 -


Production

Year: 1953
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^8 To 10 Percent Mn (Between 500 And 1000 Tons)


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): 3 MILES W OF BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED F.A. STITTON AND J.E. ROBINETTE (1953). MINE HAS 2 CLAIMS.

Comment (Geology): ORE IN VEINLETS AND SEAMS OF MN OXIDES, TRACEABLE FOR 100 FEET.


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., AND STEWART, L.A., 1958, MN DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA, U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 7843

Reference (Production): FARNHAM AND STEWART, 1958


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