The Nw Spry is a mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.04417, -112.38722
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Nw Spry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nw Spry
Secondary: Hawkins
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Spry
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: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Markagunt Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Along Margin Of Spry Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: UP TO 30 %, AVERAGES 15
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): LITTLE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATE
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CRITTENDEN, 1951
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, 1951 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 979-A.
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD AND BURANEK, 1942 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS NORTHWEST OF PAUGUITH, UTAH: UTAH DEPT. OF PUBL. AND IND. DEV. CIRC. II.
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 107 .
Reference (Deposit): 1942 RECON STATE OF UTAH-DEPT. OF PUBL. & IND. DEV. CIRC. II.
Reference (Deposit): 1951 RECON CRITTENDEN
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