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

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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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