Cow Flat Manganese Deposit

The Cow Flat Manganese Deposit is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 6,201 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cow Flat Manganese Deposit

Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: Utah
County: Emery
District: Cedar Mountain 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

Ownership

Owner Name: Powell, Rex T.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2 FT. 3 INCH CHIP SAMPLE 4.4% MN, 0.1% S, 0.4% P2O5

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): BAKER ESTIMATES SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS AT 4% MN.

Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE OCCURS AS NODULES IN MUDSTONE AND LIMESTONE WHICH FOLLOW BEDDING

Comment (Workings): TEST PITS ONLY

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SW 1/4, SEC. 1

References

Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A., DUNCAN, D.C., AND HUNT C.B., 1952 MANGANESE DEPS. OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH PART 2 USGS BULL 979-

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BAKER A.A. AND OTHERS, 1952

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