Bender Mtn Silica Deposit

The Bender Mtn Silica Deposit is a silica mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 8,199 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: Bender Mtn Silica Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Silica

Location

State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Bender Mtn. 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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

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: L

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR/BLANKET

Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Quartzite

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 (E 1/2 E 1/2 SEC 32, NWSW SEC 33.

Comment (Workings): UNDEVELOPED

Comment (Deposit): STEEP DIPS

References

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH, COLORADO, WYOMING: U.S. GEOL. SURV. PP 490

Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO, UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 66.

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1961, GEOL. MAP OF DUTCH JOHN AND GOSLIN MTN. QUADRANGLES, UTAH-WYOMING: USGS MISC. GEOL MAP I-324

Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP W.R. HANSEN, MAP I 32

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

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

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