The Kingston Manganese Occurrence is a mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 6,729 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: 6,729 Feet (2,051 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.21444, -112.16056
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Kingston Manganese Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kingston Manganese Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Kingston Area
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MN = 1.48 %.
Analytical Data: PPM: CU = 22 , PB = 23 , ZN = 74 , MO = 5 , AU = LESS THAN .02
Materials
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Selenite
Comments
Comment (Location): SEC. SUB: NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC. 11
Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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