The Manganese King is a manganese mine located in Kane county, Utah at an elevation of 5,541 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,541 Feet (1,689 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 37.18417, -112.09389
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Manganese King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manganese King
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Kane
District: Paria
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Utah State Land Board
Owner Name: Frazier, V. C.
Production
Year: 1941
Material type: MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^48.94 % Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1908
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: Grand Staircase - Vermilion Cliffs
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, BLANKET
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults (?)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 48.94 % : OTHER 51 % MN, S1O2 6.6 % , FE 0.7 % , GAO 1.4 %, S 0.05 , P2O5 0.05 , ZN 0.5 , AL2O2 1.83 %, PB 0.084
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE, SW, NW, SE OF SECTION 2
Comment (Production): BURANEK, A. M., 1945
Comment (Workings): 5 ADITS, 140 FT, 10 FT, 110 FT, 90 FT, 60 FT RESPECTFULLY. ONLY TWO ADITS ACCESSIBLE
References
Reference (Deposit): BURANEK, A. M., 1945 , NOTES ON THE MANGANESE KING PROPERTY NEAR KANAB, KANE COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH DEPARTMENT OF IND. & PUB. DEVELOPMENT CIRCULAR 33
Reference (Deposit): 1945 RECON UTAH DEPT. OF PUBL. & IND. DEV. CIRCULAR 3
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