The Blackbird is a manganese mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 7,300 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: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 38.42556, -112.11917
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Blackbird MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackbird
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Sevier Plateau Area
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Luella Collins
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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 8.5 FOOT CHANNEL SAMPLE ACROSS VEIN ASSAYED 17 PERCENT MN.
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 33
Comment (Production): SEVERAL SHIPMENTS OF HIGH GRADE ORE, PROBABLY HAND-COBBED
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973
Reference (Deposit): HAVEN, R. AND AGEY, W., 1949 , CONCENTRATIONS OF MANGANESE ORES FROM PIUTE AND KANE COUNTIES, SOUTHERN UTAH: USBM REPT. INV. 4551 P. 3 - 8
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M. D. JR., 1951 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 979 - A, P. 32
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 57 .
Reference (Deposit): 1942 DIREXPL USBM
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UGMS BULL 102
Reference (Production): CALLAHAN, 1973
Reference (Reserve-Resource): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973
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