The Utonia Claim is a silver and manganese mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.92278, -112.72139
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Utonia Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Utonia Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation To 100 Ft
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): BELOW 100 FT: RHODONITE, RHODOCHROSITE, PYRITE, GALENA, ZINC BLENDE
Comment (Workings): FOUR TUNNELS
Comment (Deposit): LODE VALUABLE FOR SILVER IN WHICH MODERATE AMOUNTS OF MANGANESE ARE FOUND
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN,M.D.,JR., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 44.
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. T., 1921 , DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE IN MONTANA, UTAH, OREGON AND WASHINGTON: USGS BULL 725 - C, P. 211
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEP. OF UTAH: USGS PROF PA 111 , P. 456
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZINC DEP. OF UTAH: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. B 54
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