Daggett Chief Workings

Occurrence in Daggett 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. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087320
MRDS ID D006260
Record type Site
Current site name Daggett Chief Workings

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.77295, 40.94995 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Relative position 1 3/4 MILES SOUTH OF BIRCH SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Daggett(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jessen Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dutch John(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vernal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Green-Flaming Gorge Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Daggett

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003N 019E 34 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitization-Hematitization

Analytical data

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Morrison Formation
    Rock description Morrison Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.77295, 40.94995

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Uinta Uplift

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR AND IRREGULAR
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 60.96M
    Width 9.14M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Favorable Beds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1890

Mining district

District name Manila Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner John E. Harris
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pallesin (Estate)

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TEST LOTS MAY HAVE BEEN SHIPPED

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEVERAL STOCK PILES OF ORE AMOUNT TO ABOUT 20 TONS, THE REMAINDER IS IN VIEW, BUT UNMINED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.506HA
    Overall depth 6.1M
    Overall length 548.64M
    Overall width 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: HEIM AND ALLSMAN, 1950

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    1941 DIREXPL BUREAU OF MINES RI 4731

  • Deposit

    1941 GEOLMAP DONALD DUNCAN AND FRANK BYERS

  • Production

    DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SUR

  • Reserve-Resource

    DOELLING, H.H., 1980 UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SUR.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISCONTINUOUS AND LENTICULAR BODIES ALONG 2000 FT. OF OUTCROP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1980 Doelling, Hellmut H. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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