The Field's Claims is a mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.98472, -112.13083
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Field's Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Field's Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: North Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1946 : USBM 22.2 % MN, 19.6 % SIO2 , 16.0 % CAO, 2.1 % FE, 6.1 % AL2O3 , 0.2 % ZN.
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Location): CONSIST OF FIVE CLAIMS: GRAPHITE NO. 1 & 2 , FRANKLIN, LEXINGTON, AND HERMIONE.
Comment (Production): 25 TONS MINED IN 1940 , NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): IN A SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ORE OCCURS IN AND ADJACENT TO A MASS OF JASPEROID BRECCIA.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M. D., JR., 1951 , MANGANESE DEP OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL 979 - A, P. 52
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H. T., 1964 , GEOL OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUAD: USGS BULL 1142 - L, P. 22
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