Vance Mine

The Vance Mine is a manganese mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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: Vance Mine

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Primary Mineral: 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

Holdings

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

Orebody

Form: LENSES

Structure

Alterations

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

Materials

Comments

Comment Type: Geology	Comment: THE BEST ORE WAS ON AND NEAR THE SURFACE, THE FISSURE DIMINISHED IN SIZE AND GRADE WITH DEPTH
Comment Type: Development	Comment: ORIGINALLY PART OF THE OLD ABANDONED HORN SILVER GROUP
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: THE LARGER LENSES REACHED WIDTHS OF 3 FEET AND LENGTHS OF 10 FEET OR MORE BEFORE TAPERING OUT ALONG THE STRIKE

References

Reference Category: Production	Reference: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 57
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 57