The Trotter Mine is a manganese mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,440 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,440 Feet (1,658 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 39.87222, -111.94500
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Trotter Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trotter Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Long Ridge
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: Beds Strike N-Nw, Dip 45 Ne; Fault Zone (N 10 - 20 E, 75 E)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Is Sheared And Altered
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RANGE 8.8 - 37.95 % MN
Analytical Data: AVG. 12.1 % MN
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Workings): OPEN PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, MD, JR, 1951 , MANGANESE DEP OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL 979 - A, P. 46
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