| Deposit ID | 10089612 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027680 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Muleshoe Wash Manganese Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.43681, 38.35527 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | 2.8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANE SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Sal Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Sal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Colorado-Kane Springs(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 028S | 023E | 19 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Navajo Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Navajo Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -109.43681, 38.35527 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG W |
| Dip | 3 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 804.65M |
| Width | 402.33M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kane Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.105HA |
| Length | 3.05M |
| Overall depth | 1.52M |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027680 |
BAKER A. A., DUNCAN D. C., AND HUNT C. B., 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH PART 2 , USGS BULL. 979 - B
1952 RECON BAKER A. A., BULLETI
TRIMBLE L. M., 1978
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL VEINS AND MINERALIZED ZONES IN BEDDING ACROSS A 1/4 MILE DISTANCE. THE BEST MINERALIZATION IS AT THE POINT LOCATION. OTHER DEPOSITS REPORTED BY BAKER IN NW 1/4 SEC. 30 NOT FOUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1978 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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