Unnamed Mn Occurrence

The Unnamed Mn Occurrence is a mine located in Moffat county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,680 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

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Mn Occurrence

Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Elk Springs 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

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Uinta Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift, Yampa Plateau

Type: L
Description: Elk Springs Anticline

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Claystone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Claystone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN BUT APPARENTLY 1 TO 2 MILES NE OF MF MTN. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS COMMON SECTION CORNER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

References

Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUN., FROM J. DYN1

Reference (Deposit): ROWLEY, P.D., AND OTHERS, 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VERNAL 1X2 QUADRANGLE, COLORADO, UTAH, AND WYOMING: VSGS MAP MF-1163

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69

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