The Black Nugget Mine is a manganese mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,080 feet.
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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: 2,080 Feet (634 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.76333, -113.22500
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Black Nugget Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Nugget Mine
Secondary: U. S. Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Aguila District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: R. V. Waughtel
Years: 1952 -
Production
Year: 1924
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^48.6 Percent Mn
Year: 1918
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^39 Percent Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
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
Type: L
Description: Offset Into 2 Or More Segments By Crossfaulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE LOW IN FE OXIDES
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Manganite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): 15 MILES SW OF AGUILA, NEAR TIGER WASH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Production): MAY HAVE PRODUCED A SMALL AMOUNT IN WWII
Comment (Development): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS OPERATORS INCLUDE: M. S. PONTON, J. M. WEBB (1943),WM. M. EBNER (1918), WOODS, HUDDART, AND GUNN (1918). PROPERTY INCLUDES 7 CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): BEST ORE IN UPPER 60 FT OF VEIN . CLAIM 1 HAS 1 VEIN 3 TO 8 FEET WIDE, STRIKE N30W, DIP 45 SW. CLAIM 2 HAS 2 VEINS 100 FT APART AND PARALLEL, STRIKE N TO S, DIP EAST VEIN 80W, WEST VEIN 80E.
Comment (Workings): CLAIM 1 WORKINGS: SURFACE STOPES AND OPEN CUTS 10 FT TO 12 FT DEEP FOR 700 FT, 1 SHAFT 50 FT DEEP. CLAIM 2 WORKINGS: 2 VEINS WORKED, EAST VEIN: OPEN CUT DEVELOPED BY TUNNEL FOR 150 FT, ABOVE THIS, ANOTHER OPEN CUT DEVELOPED BY TUNNEL FOR 80 FT. ONE SHAFT 12 FT DEEP. WEST VEIN: EXPLORED ONLY BY TEST PITS.
Comment (Geology): MN BEARING FISSURES CAN BE FOUND AT LEAST 2 MILES S OF THE BLACK NUGGET MINE. IRREGULAR AREAS WITH A NETWORK OF NARROW FRACTURES FILLED WITH MN OXIDES OCCURRED IN THE BRECCIATED ANDESITE SURROUNDING THE TWO WEST VEINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-FILE DATA-CLUSTER NUMBER 480-BLACK NUGGET MINE
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA B.M. BULL. 127, P.67
Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. BULL. 710 P.140
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., AND STEWART, L.A, 1958, MN DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA, U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7843.
Reference (Production): FARNHAM AND STEWART, 1958
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