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Arizona · Greenlee County

Oliver Claims

Unconfirmed Manganese Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Greenlee
Mining district
Copper Mountain District
Development status
Producer
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Manganese
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former surface and undergrond Mn mine located in the SW¼ sec. 4, T3S, R29E, 11 miles NNW of Clifton, 1.9 miles NE of Granville Recreation Area, on National Forest land. The location is approximate, claims are in the SW¼ of sec. 4. Discovered in 1955 …

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  • USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Psilomelane
  • Pyrolusite
  • Psilomelane
  • Pyrolusite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 131364

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (2)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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