Little Daggett Chief

The Little Daggett Chief is a iron mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 6,811 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: Little Daggett Chief  

State:  Utah

County:  Daggett

Elevation: 6,811 Feet (2,076 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.9464, -109.75890

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Little Daggett Chief MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Daggett Chief


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Utah
County: Daggett


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): MOUNTAINS UNPUBLISHED PHD THESIS PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Reference (Deposit): ANDERMAN G G 1955 GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH FLANK OF THE UINTA

Reference (Deposit): GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL 66 P 93

Reference (Deposit): RITZMA H R 1959 GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH DAGGETT COUNTIES UTAH

Reference (Deposit): OF UTAH UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL 73 P 103 108

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN M D 1964 MANGANESE IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES


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