Guy Load

The Guy Load is a manganese mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,060 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Guy Load
Secondary: Black Jack
Secondary: Mary Joe

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit

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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Spar, Chad
Home Office: Delta, Ut.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Local Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT ELONGATED PARALLEL TO DIP, RESERVES MAY BE FOUND ON EXTENSIONS DOWN DIP TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST

Comment (Workings): ADJACIENT PIT TO NNE OF MINE: AVERAGE DEPTH 4 YDS.

References

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MOUNTAINS, JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH; US GEOL SURVEY BULLETIN 1082-H

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, HELLMUT H, 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, DRUM MTNS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH, UGMS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO 41

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B S, ETAL, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: US GEOL SURVEY PROF PAPER 111, P 463-465.

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, EUGENE, 1938, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE DRUM MTNS, UTAH; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V 33, NO 5, P 508-522.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, PROF. PAPER 111

Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, BULLETIN 1082-H

Reference (Deposit): 1969 RECON UGMS; REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO 41

Reference (Production): CRITTENDEN, 1961 MAGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS: USGS BULL 1082-H

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS: USGS BULL 1082-H

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