Ramboz Mine

The Ramboz Mine is a manganese, silver, and copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,380 feet.

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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

Name: Ramboz Mine

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,380 Feet (1,335 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Manganese, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 33.45583, -110.77194

Satelite image of the Ramboz Mine

Ramboz Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ramboz Mine
Secondary: Silver Glance
Secondary: Rambo Group

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Globe Hills District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private

Holdings

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Duber, John
Years: 1954 -

Owner Name: Inez Thomas Estate
Years: 1958 -

Production

Year: 1954
Time Period: 1953-1954
Material type: MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^24.1% Mn

Year: 1944
Material type: MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^25.6% Mn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Year Last Production: 1954
Discovery Year: 1875
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

Orebody

Form: LENSES AND STRINGERS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Ne And Ene Faults. Fault Block Of Pinal Schist And Madera Diorite Is Immediately E Of Mine

Type: L
Description: Ene Trending Ramboz Vein Fault Intersects Two Parallel N20e Trending Faults Directly Ne Of Mine, Forming A Broad Fracture Zone, All Mineralized. Small Outcrop Area Of Pioneer Formation, Prec, Is Found E Of This Zone, With Nw Strike And 30 Sw Dip

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized On All Levels

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 30 PER CENT MANGANESE SHIPPED IN 1943

Materials

Ore: Rhodochrosite

Ore: Sphalerite

Ore: Ankerite

Ore: Copper

Ore: Psilomelane

Ore: Galena

Ore: Cuprite

Ore: Pyrolusite

Gangue: Limonite

Gangue: Calcite

Gangue: Barite

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment Type: Development	Comment: 8 CLAIMS INCLUDING THE SILVER GLANCE, FORMERLY THE DYNAMITE CLAIM, UNPATENTED, PREVIOUS OWNERS/OPERATORS INCLUDE HENSON THOMAS, MRS. THOMAS AND JACOB JUDESH (1939), MARGARET HARDING (1942), L. W. RACINE AND W. F. SCHOLL (1942), M. L. FEAGLES, CLARENCE HUGHES, ANDREW SITICA. WORKED FOR MANGANESE IN 1940'S
Comment Type: Location	Comment: ADJOINS RESCUE MINE SE SIDE OF RAMBOZ PEAK
Comment Type: Commodity	Comment: RHODOCHROSITE, ANKERITE, AND GALENA FOUND IN SMALL POCKET ONLY
Comment Type: Production	Comment: MOST OF THE PRODUCTION FROM THE CLAIM WAS MINED FROM A LENS OF ORE ALONG WESTERN SIDE
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS, TUNNEL AND OPEN CUTS. 100 FT OF STOPE 3-4 FT WIDE, STRIKINE NE, IS FOUND A BASE OF SHAFT. OTHER TUNNELS INCLUDED AN ADIT 90 FT LONG
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: VEIN WIDTH RANGES FROM FRACTION OF AN INCH TO 6 FT WIDE

References

Reference Category: Production	Reference: USBM IC 7990, P. 57; USGS PP342, P131
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ADMR FILE DATA
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USBM IC 7990, P. 57
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS PP 342, P. 130
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS PP 12, P. 115