The Black Bird Claim is a manganese mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,281 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,281 Feet (1,305 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 38.90806, -110.09694
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Black Bird Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Bird Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Little Grand 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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NODULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Three Small Faults Within The Mine Striking N 20 - 30 W.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLES CONTAIN FROM 3.9 - 20 % MN.
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A. A., DUNCAN, D. C., AND HUNT, C. B., 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SE UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-B, P. 86 - 90
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