The Manganese Prospect is a manganese mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,639 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: 4,639 Feet (1,414 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 38.74306, -109.58806
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Manganese Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manganese Prospect
Secondary: Salt Valley
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Thompson 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: NODULES, VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF ORE FROM THE SHAFT CONTAIN 36 - 42 % MN.
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Production): ONE TO TWO TONS OF ORE WERE STOCK PILED NEAR THE SHAFT IN 1940 .
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 32 FT. CRIBBED SHAFT AND SEVERAL SMALL PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A. A., DUNCAN, D. C., HUNT, C. B., 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SE UTAH: USGS BULL 979-B, P. 120 - 121
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