The Congo No. 1 Prospect is a manganese mine located in Sanpete county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.79556, -111.56056
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Congo No. 1 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Congo No. 1 Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Sanpete
District: Losty Canyon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE ASSAYED 25.1 % MN
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE BLOCKS OF BLACK MANGANESE OXIDE WAS FOUND IN RESIDUAL SOIL. NO MANGANESE DEPOSITS WERE FOUND IN BEDROCK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): PRATT, A. R. AND CALLAGHAN, E., 1970 , LAND AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANPETE CO.: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV. BULL. 85 , P. 55
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