Manganese Silver Mine

The Manganese Silver Mine is a manganese, copper, silver, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,869 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: Manganese Silver Mine

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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: Holt And Brown
Years: 1941 - 1942

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE ALONG FRACTURE ZONES IN LIMESTONE.

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION OCCURRED IN MANGANESE-SILVER PHASE, AFTER THE IRON-LEAD-ZINC PHASE IN THE REST OF THE DISTRICT

Comment (Location): N CENTRAL SEC. 23. UTM EST.

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 77

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, WILSON, AND RASOR, 1938, ABM BULL 143

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

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