The Bender Mtn Silica Deposit is a silica mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 40.94972, -109.11056
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Bender Mtn Silica Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bender Mtn Silica Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Bender Mtn. 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR/BLANKET
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartzite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 (E 1/2 E 1/2 SEC 32, NWSW SEC 33.
Comment (Workings): UNDEVELOPED
Comment (Deposit): STEEP DIPS
References
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH, COLORADO, WYOMING: U.S. GEOL. SURV. PP 490
Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO, UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 66.
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1961, GEOL. MAP OF DUTCH JOHN AND GOSLIN MTN. QUADRANGLES, UTAH-WYOMING: USGS MISC. GEOL MAP I-324
Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP W.R. HANSEN, MAP I 32
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST, UT GEOL. AND MINER. SURVEY
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST. UT GEOL. AND MINER SUR.
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