The Vance Mine is a manganese mine located in Gila 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
Lat, Long: 33.44667, -110.77750
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Vance Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vance Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Globe Hills District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Louis Winn
Years: 1961 -
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^23.8 % Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE BEST ORE WAS ON AND NEAR THE SURFACE, THE FISSURE DIMINISHED IN SIZE AND GRADE WITH DEPTH
Comment (Development): ORIGINALLY PART OF THE OLD ABANDONED HORN SILVER GROUP
Comment (Deposit): THE LARGER LENSES REACHED WIDTHS OF 3 FEET AND LENGTHS OF 10 FEET OR MORE BEFORE TAPERING OUT ALONG THE STRIKE
References
Reference (Production): USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 57
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 57
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