Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS SHAPED
Ore controlLocal Physical Controls. Dolomite "A" & Ls "B" Are The Lowest Units, And Thus The 1st Units To Be Encounted By Ascending Solutions
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Limestone B (Howell Ls) Host;Dolomite A (Howell Ls) Host;Busby Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite Porphyry Sill;Quartz Pebble Dikes
StructureDrum Mtns Homocline, Mineralization Is Bounded By 2 Se Trending Normal Faults. Both Faults Dip 60 Deg Sw
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationHypogene-Hydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10020440
MRDS IDDC13233
Alternate namesManganese King-Manganese King #1
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.56745, -113.03192
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., STRAZEK, J.A., AND ROBERTS, R.J., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB-MILLARD COUNTIES, UT: USGS BULL 1082-H.CALLAGHAN, EUGENE, 1938, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE DRUM MTNS: ECON. GEOL. V. 33, NO. 5, P. 508-521.KING, W.H., 1947, DRUM MTN MANGANESE PROJECT: USBM RI 3993.EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ON SITE INVESTIGATION.1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111941 DIREXPL USBM RI 39931946 DIREXPL USBM RI 39931961 RECON CRITTENDEN, M.D., USGS BULL. 1082-HCRITTENDEN, M.D., AND OTHER, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSIT OF THE DRUM MTNS.: USGS BULL. 1082-H