The Blackhawk Claim is a manganese mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,919 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.5725, -113.03750
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Blackhawk Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackhawk Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Detroit 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: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1957
Discovery Year: 1957
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Drum Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS LIKE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Drum Mtns Homocline Diping West. A Major Normal Fault (Joy Fault) Drops Volcanic Rocks Against Basement.
Type: L
Description: E-Ne Trending Fault System
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Heavy Limonitic & Hemititic
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT KNOWN
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS HIGHLY OXIDIZED MAGNIFEROUS BODY THAT IS CONCENTRATED ALONG AN EAST-WEST FAULT
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS (50 FEET DEEP.) WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF SURFACE DIGINGS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LODE 10 FT. OR MORE WIDE.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1953-61
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY, ON SITE INVESTIGATION.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB-MILLARD COUNTIES, UT: USGS BULL 1082-H.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 31.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, M.D., USGS BULL. 1082-H
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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