The Ash Peak is a manganese, silica, and silver mine located in Greenlee county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese, Silica, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.7636, -109.25750
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Ash Peak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ash Peak
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 3076a
Secondary: Hardy
Secondary: Lone Camp
Secondary: Hell Fire
Secondary: Cougar
Secondary: Fran
Secondary: Grand Duc
Secondary: Lewis Inc
Secondary: Beaver Mesa Uranium Inc
Secondary: Arthur Murphy
Secondary: Ribble and Daniels
Secondary: Ash Peak Silica
Secondary: Black Beauty
Secondary: Crow
Secondary: Pospohola and Dankworth
Secondary: Six Plus Mining Co
Secondary: Paradise and Spw Claims
Secondary: Arizona Anaconda Copper Co
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silica
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Greenlee
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Turney
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Veta Mines Co
Info Year: 1906
Owner Name: Mottier, Howard
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1951
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): RECORD OF MINING COMPANIES STATE MINE INSPECTORS OFFICE
Reference (Deposit): 1947-58
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, STEWART AND DELONG MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN AZ
Reference (Deposit): USBM 1C 7990 1961 P 106
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): RAND, L.H. AND STURGIS THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL XVIII 1931
Reference (Deposit): P 263
Reference (Deposit): ADMR INFO
Reference (Deposit): USGS GUTHRIE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 851
Reference (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 10 AND 21 A 11
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE US 1922 PART 1 P 506; 1907
Reference (Deposit): PART 1 P 168
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ASH PEAK MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ASH PEAK TAILING DUMP AND MILL FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ASH PEAK SILICA FILE
Reference (Deposit): AZ MINING JOURNAL DEC 1918 P 24
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