The Fish Creek Manganese Deposit is a mine located in Duchesne county, Utah at an elevation of 10,049 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: 10,049 Feet (3,063 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.60917, -110.45250
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Fish Creek Manganese Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fish Creek Manganese Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Duchesne
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 OF SEC. 33
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION EXTENDS OVER AN AREA 100 FT OR SO IN DIAMETER
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): CRITTENDEN, M. D. ET AL, 1967 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HIGH UINTAS. PRIMITIVE AREA
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M. D., WALLACE, C. A., AND SHERIDAN, M. J., 1967 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HIGH UINTAS PRIMATIVE AREA: USGS BULL. 1230-I
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