The Unknown No. 2 Claim is a manganese mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,479 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: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 31.43222, -109.91139
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Unknown No. 2 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown No. 2 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Warren 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Calumet And Arizona Mining Co., Phelps Dodge Corp
Owner Name: Calument And Arizona Mng. Co., Phelps Dodge Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DISCONNECTED BODIES OF HARD MANGANESE OXIDES AND MANGANIFEROUS CALCITE ALONG FISSURE ZONES CUTTING LIMESTONE. ORE BODIES RANGE FROM 2 TO 8 FT IN WIDTH AND FROM 20 TO 150 FT LONG. VERY LOW GRADE
Comment (Workings): THREE OPEN CUTS AND A SHORT ADIT. LARGEST OPEN CUT WAS ABOUT 150 FT LONG, 5 TO 8 FT SIDE, AND 10 FT DEEP. DRIFTS RUN 20 FT SOUTH AND 16 FT NORTH ON THE SECOND OPEN CUT WHICH WAS 15 FT DEEP AND 50 FT LONG. 2 TO 4 FT OF MANGANESE MINERALIZATION IS EXPOSED IN THE FACES OF THE DRIFTS
Comment (Location): S. CENTRAL SEC. 16 UTM EST.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER CALUMET AND ARIZONA MINING CO. IN ABGMT-USBM FILE
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 90
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, 1961, USBM IC 7990, P. 22
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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