Field's Claims

The Field's Claims is a mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 7,100 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: Field's Claims  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.98472, -112.13083

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Field's Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Field's Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: North Tintic District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1946 : USBM 22.2 % MN, 19.6 % SIO2 , 16.0 % CAO, 2.1 % FE, 6.1 % AL2O3 , 0.2 % ZN.


Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Location): CONSIST OF FIVE CLAIMS: GRAPHITE NO. 1 & 2 , FRANKLIN, LEXINGTON, AND HERMIONE.

Comment (Production): 25 TONS MINED IN 1940 , NO PRODUCTION

Comment (Deposit): IN A SHEAR ZONE

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ORE OCCURS IN AND ADJACENT TO A MASS OF JASPEROID BRECCIA.


References

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M. D., JR., 1951 , MANGANESE DEP OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL 979 - A, P. 52

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H. T., 1964 , GEOL OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUAD: USGS BULL 1142 - L, P. 22


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