The Unnamed Mn Occurrence is a mine located in Moffat county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,680 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: 6,680 Feet (2,036 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.3625, -108.53056
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Unnamed Mn Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Mn Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Elk Springs 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Uinta Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift, Yampa Plateau
Type: L
Description: Elk Springs Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Claystone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Claystone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN BUT APPARENTLY 1 TO 2 MILES NE OF MF MTN. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS COMMON SECTION CORNER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
References
Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUN., FROM J. DYN1
Reference (Deposit): ROWLEY, P.D., AND OTHERS, 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VERNAL 1X2 QUADRANGLE, COLORADO, UTAH, AND WYOMING: VSGS MAP MF-1163
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69
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