King Tut Mine

The King Tut Mine is a manganese mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,961 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: King Tut Mine
Secondary: Yellow Cat Claim

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Chesley Wacker

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Faulting-Drum Mtns Homocline

Type: L
Description: Local Faulting

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonization

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): NW 1/4, SE 1/4, SE 1/4

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT KNOWN

Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFTS, ALL DEEPER THAN 50 FEET, 3 SHAFTS AT 15 FEET, NUMEROUS BULLDOZER SCRAPES AND CUTS; ALL SHAFTS AT CONTACT OF BUSBY QUARTZITE AND LIMESTONE OF CAMBRIAN AGE.

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURING AT FAULT CONTACTS OF BUSBY QUARTZITE AND CAMBRIAN LIMESTONE

References

Reference (Deposit): 1969 RECON UGMS, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS #41

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, ETAL, BULLETIN 1082-H

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, R S, ETAL, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH; US GEOL SURVEY PROF PAPER 111, P 463-465

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, G B, 1974, THE OCCURRENCE, ORIGIN, & ECONOMIC SIGNIF OF AU BEARING JASPEROIDS IN THE CENTRAL DRUM MTNS, UT: STANFORD UNIV, PH D DISS, 354 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, ETAL, PROF, PAPER 111

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH; USGS BULLETIN 1082-H

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H H, 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, DRUM MTNS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH; UGMS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO 41

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