The Quartzite Cap Manganese Mine is a manganese and iron mine located in Sevier county, Utah at an elevation of 7,251 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese, Iron
Lat, Long: 38.53528, -112.21722
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Quartzite Cap Manganese Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quartzite Cap Manganese Mine
Secondary: Iron Cap/Iron Peaks
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Aluminum
Location
State: Utah
County: Sevier
District: Henry District
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Andrew Parker
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic Alteration
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Unknown: Natroalunite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 SEC. 15
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 3 ADITS. TWO CONNECTED BY A RAISE
References
Reference (Production): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978 .
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