The Mogul Group is a manganese mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 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: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 32.80944, -110.74361
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Mogul Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mogul Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: San Pedro 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: J. W. Norton
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 25 TO 40 PERCENT MN, 4 PERCENT SILICA
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Geology): VEIN IS UP TO 10 FEET WIDE, 350 FT LONG. PSILOMELANESHOWS CONCENTRIC STRUCTURE ; GEOL.DESC: ORE DEPOSIT IN VEIN OF CALCITE IN GRANITE
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment (Deposit): ORE MAINLY IN THE HANGING WALL SIDE OF THE VEIN.
Comment (Workings): 2 HOLES DUG, 6 FEET DEEP.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. BULL. 710, P.169
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., AND BUTLER, G.M., 1930, MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 127, P. 86-87
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