The Cow Flat Manganese Deposit is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.27972, -110.74889
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Cow Flat Manganese Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cow Flat Manganese Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Emery
District: Cedar Mountain Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Powell, Rex T.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 FT. 3 INCH CHIP SAMPLE 4.4% MN, 0.1% S, 0.4% P2O5
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): BAKER ESTIMATES SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS AT 4% MN.
Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE OCCURS AS NODULES IN MUDSTONE AND LIMESTONE WHICH FOLLOW BEDDING
Comment (Workings): TEST PITS ONLY
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SW 1/4, SEC. 1
References
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A., DUNCAN, D.C., AND HUNT C.B., 1952 MANGANESE DEPS. OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH PART 2 USGS BULL 979-
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BAKER A.A. AND OTHERS, 1952
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