The Guy Load is a manganese mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,060 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,060 Feet (1,847 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.53361, -113.00722
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Guy Load MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Guy Load
Secondary: Black Jack
Secondary: Mary Joe
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Spar, Chad
Home Office: Delta, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Local Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT ELONGATED PARALLEL TO DIP, RESERVES MAY BE FOUND ON EXTENSIONS DOWN DIP TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST
Comment (Workings): ADJACIENT PIT TO NNE OF MINE: AVERAGE DEPTH 4 YDS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MOUNTAINS, JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH; US GEOL SURVEY BULLETIN 1082-H
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, HELLMUT H, 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, DRUM MTNS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH, UGMS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO 41
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B S, ETAL, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: US GEOL SURVEY PROF PAPER 111, P 463-465.
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, EUGENE, 1938, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE DRUM MTNS, UTAH; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V 33, NO 5, P 508-522.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, PROF. PAPER 111
Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, BULLETIN 1082-H
Reference (Deposit): 1969 RECON UGMS; REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO 41
Reference (Production): CRITTENDEN, 1961 MAGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS: USGS BULL 1082-H
Reference (Reserve-Resource): CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS: USGS BULL 1082-H
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