Daggett Chief Workings

The Daggett Chief Workings is a manganese mine located in Daggett 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: Daggett Chief Workings  

State:  Utah

County:  Daggett

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

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 40.95, -109.77222

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Daggett Chief Workings

Daggett Chief Workings MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Daggett Chief Workings


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Manila Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Pallesin (Estate)

Owner Name: John E. Harris


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR AND IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization-Hematitization


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SIMPLE WASHING & SCREENING CAN UPGRADE TO 30 PERCENT & MORE COMPLEX CONCENTRATION PRODUCT TO 50 PERCENT
Analytical Data: RAW ARE AVERAGED 8.1 PERCENT


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Manganite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SEVERAL STOCK PILES OF ORE AMOUNT TO ABOUT 20 TONS, THE REMAINDER IS IN VIEW, BUT UNMINED

Comment (Production): A FEW TEST LOTS MAY HAVE BEEN SHIPPED

Comment (Deposit): DISCONTINUOUS AND LENTICULAR BODIES ALONG 2000 FT. OF OUTCROP

Comment (Workings): MOSTLY BULLDOZER CUTS, 1 SHALLOW SHAFT (VERTICAL) AT WEST END OF WORKINGS.


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: HEIM AND ALLSMAN, 1950

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1964, MANGANESE IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURV BULL. 73, P 103-108

Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO.; UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 66, P. 93.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERMAN, G.G. 1955, GEOLOGY OF A PORTION OF THE NORTH FLANK OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS: UNPUBL. P.H.D. THESIS, PRINCETON UNIV.

Reference (Deposit): HEIM, G.W. AND P.T. ALLSMAN: 1950, INV. OF DAGGETT CHIEF MANGANESE DEPOSIT, MANILA, DAGGETT CO., UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 4731

Reference (Deposit): HEIM, G.W. AND ALLSMAN, P.T., 1950, INVESTIGATION OF DAGGETT CHIEF MANGANESE DEPOSIT, MANILA, DAGGETT COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4731, 9 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1941 DIREXPL BUREAU OF MINES RI 4731

Reference (Deposit): 1941 GEOLMAP DONALD DUNCAN AND FRANK BYERS

Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SUR

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1980 UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SUR.


The Top Ten Gold Producing States

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.