The Ramboz Mine is a manganese, silver, and copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,380 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: 4,380 Feet (1,335 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Manganese, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.45583, -110.77194
Ramboz Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ramboz MineSecondary: Silver Glance
Secondary: Rambo Group
Commodity
Primary: ManganesePrimary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Globe Hills District
Land Status
Land ownership: PrivateHoldings
Workings
Type: Surface/UndergroundOwnership
Owner Name: Duber, John
Years: 1954 -
Years: 1954 -
Owner Name: Inez Thomas Estate
Years: 1958 -
Years: 1958 -
Production
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1953-1954
Material type: MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^24.1% Mn
Time Period: 1953-1954
Material type: MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^24.1% Mn
Year: 1944
Material type: MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^25.6% Mn
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
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 PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: LENSES AND STRINGERSStructure
Type: R
Description: Ne And Ene Faults. Fault Block Of Pinal Schist And Madera Diorite Is Immediately E Of Mine
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
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
Alteration Text: Oxidized On All Levels
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
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
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Reference: USBM IC 7990, P. 57; USGS PP342, P131
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ADMR FILE DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: USBM IC 7990, P. 57
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: USGS PP 342, P. 130
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: USGS PP 12, P. 115
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