The Indian Boy Claim is a manganese mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,899 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: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.91861, -112.75944
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Indian Boy Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indian Boy Claim
Secondary: Highland Lassie
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Country Rock (E - W, 35 N)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG. 30 - 35 % M
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR INTERSECTION OF FOUR SECTIONS
Comment (Deposit): ORE FOLLOWS A SHORT FISSURE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN QTZ IS NOT DISTINGUISHED FROM QUARTZITE
References
Reference (Deposit): HEYL,A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 54.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN,M.D.,JR., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 44.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 456.
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