Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryArsenic, Gold, Silver, Sulfur, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlThe Contact Zone Between Quartzite And Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite
GangueBarite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Sericite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Dolomite, Ls, Shale (Dugway Ridge Dolomit);Prospect Mountain Quartzite
Associated rockLatite · Volcanic Flows And Dikes
StructureThe Drum Mtns Form A Homocline That Dips Sw Under A Cover Of Volcanic Rocks. Regional Strike N 35 W At 25 Sw, A N 75 Deg E Trending Fault Which Displaces Quartzite-Dolomite Contact About 1500 Feet
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationOxidation To Depths Of 300 Ft.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1924
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10020439
MRDS IDDC13232
Alternate namesBlack Boy #5
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.56912, -113.03414
References
SRC.REF: SEE GENERAL REF. #1CALLAGHAN, EUGENE, 1938, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE DRUM MOUNTAINS, UTAH: ECON. GEOL. V. 33, NO. 5, P-508-521.CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MOUNTAINS JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1082-H.KING, W.H., 1947, DRUM MTN MANGANESE PROJECT: USBM RI 3993CRITTENDEN, M.D., MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 28-30.1938 RECON CALLAGHAN, EUGENE: ECON. GEOL. V. 331940 DIREXPL USBM - DIAMOND DRILLING1945 DIREXPL USBM - DIAMOND DRILLING1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, M.D: USGS BULL. 1082-HCRITTENDEN, M. D., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSIT IN THE DRUM MTN: USGS BULL 1082-H