The Black Rock Claims is a manganese mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,759 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: 6,759 Feet (2,060 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.93306, -112.71694
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Black Rock Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Rock Claims
Secondary: Baby Elephant
Secondary: Strang
Secondary: Evening Star
Secondary: Huber - Rydalch
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Erickson District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Hydrothermal Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Quartzite (N - S, 20 - 25 E), Fault (Nw, 90 ; Ew, Steep)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Ore
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG. 25 % M
Materials
Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): TWO PRODUCTION YEARS, 1936, 1944
Comment (Commodity): BELOW 100 FT, A DENSE VEIN CONTAINS RHODONITE, RHODOCHROSITE, PYRITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SUBSTANTIAL RESERVE OF LOW-GRADE ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM WAR MIN. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN,M.D.,JR., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 40.
Reference (Deposit): USBM REPT. OF INVEST. # 4601
Reference (Deposit): B) USBM ACCESS ROAD REPT.
Reference (Deposit): A) USBM MISC. REPT.
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