The Black Ledge Claims is a manganese mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.73111, -112.05028
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Black Ledge Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Ledge Claims
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: East Tintic Mtns 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
Owner Name: J. E. And Jim Mcfarlane
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Furner Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range Transition
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEINS CONTAIN 7.6 & 14.2% MN
Materials
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ALTHOUGH HIGH-GRADE HAND SPECIMENS ARE AVAILABLE THE OVERALL GRADE OF THE DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE 5% MN OR LESS. 5 CLAIMS TOTAL. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS COVER THE TOP OF AN ANDESITE-CAPPED KNOB AND EXTEND DOWN SLOPE TO THE CREEK.
Comment (Workings): TWO SMALL PITS
Comment (Geology): THE ANDESITE IS A SINGLE FLOW, 35 FT THICK, INTERCALATED WITH CONGLOMERITE AND STRIKES EAST DIPPING 10 - 20 N. ; GEOL.DESC: VEINLETS CONTAINING MN OXIDES.
References
Reference (Production): CRITTENDEN, 1951, MN. DEP. OF. W. UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 27
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: USBM
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1951, MN. DEP. OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A. P. 27
Reference (Deposit): 1942 RECON J.H. WIESE & G.L. BEL
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