Black Ledge Claims

The Black Ledge Claims is a manganese mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 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: Black Ledge Claims  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 39.73111, -112.05028

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Black Ledge Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Ledge Claims


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: East Tintic Mtns 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. E. And Jim Mcfarlane
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Furner Ridge


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range Transition


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VEINS CONTAIN 7.6 & 14.2% MN


Materials

Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ALTHOUGH HIGH-GRADE HAND SPECIMENS ARE AVAILABLE THE OVERALL GRADE OF THE DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE 5% MN OR LESS. 5 CLAIMS TOTAL. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS COVER THE TOP OF AN ANDESITE-CAPPED KNOB AND EXTEND DOWN SLOPE TO THE CREEK.

Comment (Workings): TWO SMALL PITS

Comment (Geology): THE ANDESITE IS A SINGLE FLOW, 35 FT THICK, INTERCALATED WITH CONGLOMERITE AND STRIKES EAST DIPPING 10 - 20 N. ; GEOL.DESC: VEINLETS CONTAINING MN OXIDES.


References

Reference (Production): CRITTENDEN, 1951, MN. DEP. OF. W. UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 27

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: USBM

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST.

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1951, MN. DEP. OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A. P. 27

Reference (Deposit): 1942 RECON J.H. WIESE & G.L. BEL


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