Wildcat Mine

The Wildcat Mine is a manganese mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,620 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Wildcat Mine
Secondary: Steele Mine
Secondary: Black Hawk Claims

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Soldiers Pass 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Chester And Clay Steele
Home Office: Santaguin, Ut.

Production

Year: 1930
Description: Ap_Grade: ^40-50% Mn
Year: 1943
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^43-5% Mn
Year: 1931
Description: Ap_Grade: ^40-50% Mn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1930
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: Lake Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Lake Mountain Syncline

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ZN-0
Analytical Data: P-0
Analytical Data: AL2O3-2.1
Analytical Data: SI-6.3
Analytical Data: FE-1.47
Analytical Data: ORE SHIPPED MN-43.62%

Materials

Ore: Wad

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MAIN DEPOSIT IS ON SOUTH SIDE OF GULLY; MANGANESE IN NORTHERN WORKINGS OCCURS AS CRYPTOMELANE FILLED JOINTS, 1 TO 4 INCHES WIDE, ALONG STRIKE

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Comment (Workings): MAIN WORKING IS SOUTH ADIT WHICH IS AN INCLINE FOLLOWING THE 45E DIP TO A DEPTH OF 200 FT WITH SOME MINOR DRIFTS DRIVEN. THIS INCLINE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL OF THE PRODUCTION. THE NORTH ADIT FOLLOWS THE STRIKE (N20W, 38NE) FOR A DISTANCE OF 50 FT. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS SOME OF WHICH ARE CLAY PROSPECTS.

References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH: DEPT. OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIRCULAR NO. 35, P. 19-24

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, 46P.

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN, UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 44-46.

Reference (Production): CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1951, P. 44-46.

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