Blackbird

The Blackbird is a manganese mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 7,300 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Blackbird  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 38.42556, -112.11917

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Blackbird MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blackbird


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Sevier Plateau Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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


Ownership

Owner Name: Luella Collins


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Sevier Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 8.5 FOOT CHANNEL SAMPLE ACROSS VEIN ASSAYED 17 PERCENT MN.


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Location): NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 33

Comment (Production): SEVERAL SHIPMENTS OF HIGH GRADE ORE, PROBABLY HAND-COBBED


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973

Reference (Deposit): HAVEN, R. AND AGEY, W., 1949 , CONCENTRATIONS OF MANGANESE ORES FROM PIUTE AND KANE COUNTIES, SOUTHERN UTAH: USBM REPT. INV. 4551 P. 3 - 8

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M. D. JR., 1951 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 979 - A, P. 32

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 57 .

Reference (Deposit): 1942 DIREXPL USBM

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UGMS BULL 102

Reference (Production): CALLAHAN, 1973

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973


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