The Desert Rock Mine is a manganese mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,321 feet.
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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: 4,321 Feet (1,317 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 38.93861, -110.08083
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Desert Rock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Desert Rock Mine
Secondary: Mongol
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Inter River District.
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Green River Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: L
Description: Little Grand Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE - 26.6 % MN
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC. 31
References
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A. A., DUNCAN, D. C. AND HUNT, C. B., 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHEASTERN, UTAH, PART 2 , USGS BULL. 979 - B
Reference (Deposit): 1921 RECON PARDEE, J. T. - BULLETIN 725 - C
Reference (Deposit): 1952 RECON BAKER, A. A. - BULLETIN 979 - B
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. J., 1921 , DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN MONTANA, UTAH, OREGON AND WASHINGTON, USGS BULL 725 - C.
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: LARRY TRIMBLE, 1977
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