West Courthouse Deposit

The West Courthouse Deposit is a mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,701 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: West Courthouse Deposit  

State:  Utah

County:  Grand

Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.70028, -109.71028

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West Courthouse Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: West Courthouse Deposit


Commodity

Secondary: Manganese


Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Seven - Mile District


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SCATTERED LENSES


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faulting


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4

Comment (Workings): MOSTLY PROSPECT PIT WORK


References

Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A. A., D. C. DUNCAN, AND C. B. HUNT, 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH, PT. 2 : USGS BULL. 979-B, P. 119-121

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BAKER, A. A., ET AL, 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SE UTAH PT. 2


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