The Lakeview Manganese Mine is a manganese mine located in Rich county, Utah at an elevation of 7,280 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: 7,280 Feet (2,219 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 41.79833, -111.28028
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Lakeview Manganese Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lakeview Manganese Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Rich
District: Laketown District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bear River Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cache Uplift - Woodruff Thrust
Type: L
Description: Fault Along E Side Of Bear Lake
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 21.3 PERCENT MN, 24.9 PERCENT SIO2, 19.0 PERCENT CAO, .1 PERCENT
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): PYROLUSITE IN A MATRIX OF CALCITE
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT KNOWN
Comment (Workings): ONE OPEN CUT 20 FT WIDE BY 130 FT LONG INTERSECTED BY AN OPEN CUT AT RIGHT ANGLES 150 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE WITH A MAX DEPTH OF 35 FT
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CRITTENDON, M D, JR, 1951, MANGANESE DEP OF WEST UT: USGS BULL 979-A
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M D, JR, 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH, USGS BULL 979-A.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B T, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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