The Susie Q Claims is a iron and manganese mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,348 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Manganese
Lat, Long: 38.20583, -113.42833
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Susie Q Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Susie Q Claims
Secondary: Iron Lily
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Pine Grove District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Limestone Strikes N 70 - 75 E, Dip 20 - 25 S.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Limestone Is Brecciated And Silicified.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: USBM TEST: 8.5 % MN, 16.4 % SILICA, 6.5 % CAO, 26.5 % FE, 11.3 % AL2O3.
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MANGANESE OXIDES OCCURS AS CLINKERY MASSES, SPONGY MASSES, VEINS, OR LAYERED CRUSTS.
Comment (Production): SIX TONS OF ORE CONTAINING 40 - 45 % MN WAS SHIPPED IN 1943 .
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SOME ORES WERE USED AS FLUX.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN PIT 20 FT DIAM, TWO SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM WAR MIN. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MISC. REPT., W.E. YOUNG
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M. D., JR., 1951 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL 979 - A, P. 19 - 20
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-27-1958
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