Unknown Prospect

Occurrence in Millard county in Utah, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087301
MRDS ID D006209
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.03525, 39.53717 (WGS84)
Elevation 1823
Relative position 2.0 MILES SOUTH OF LADY LAIRD PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Millard(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lady Laird Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Millard

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 015S 011W 12 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4, NE 1/4, NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limanitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone I Marjum Formation
    Rock description Limestone I Marjum Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.03525, 39.53717

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Drum Mtns Homocline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Local Ne Striking Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N5W
    Dip 7.5 DEG W
    Thickness 0.61M
    Length 30.48M
    Width 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Detroit

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 24.99M
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • A SHAFT CONNECTS DRIFT, DEPTH 40 FEET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH; U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1082-H

  • Deposit

    DOELLING, H.H., 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, JUAB COUNTY UTAH; U.G.M.S. REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 41

  • Deposit

    BUTLER, B.S., ETAL, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 111, P. 463-465.

  • Deposit

    1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, ETAL, BULLETIN 1082-H

  • Deposit

    1969 RECON U.G.M.S. REPORT OF INVESTIGATION #41

  • Production

    EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION QUITE LEAN VERY LITTLE MINERALIZATION PRESENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1980 Everts, Michael L. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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