The Black Jack Claims is a manganese mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.92861, -112.69167
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Black Jack Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Jack Claims
Secondary: Morgan - Cromar Claims
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Erickson District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1944
Time Period: 1944
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^41 % Mn
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
Form: BUNCHES, STREAKS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Country Rk (Nw, 45 Ne)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Complete Oxidation Of Ore
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 44.85 % MN, 9.6 % SILICA, 3.0 % FE, 0.45 %
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Wad
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 OF 25 . INCLUDES BLACKJACK NO. 1 - 4 .
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE, DEPOSIT IS LOOSE FRIABLE, AND CAVERNOUS
Comment (Workings): BLACK JACK NO. 4 : 60 FT SHAFT, 40 FT DRIFT. BLACK JACK NO. 2 : 70 FT ADIT, 40 FT WINZE. BLACK JACK: 100 FT SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M. D., JR., 1951 , MANGANESE DEPOSIT OF WESTERN UTAH: USGS BULL 979 - A, P. 42
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. T., 1921 , DEP. OF MANGANESE IN MONTANA, UTAH, ORE., WASH.: USGS 725 - C, P. 209
Reference (Production): CRITTENDEN, 1951 , P. 42
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