Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryBeryllium, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR POD, NODULES AND STREAKS
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueKaolin, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockMeta-Argillite
StructureNorth Trending Vertical Faults; Pebble Dikes; Fold Thrust Fault.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1916 - 40
Identification
Deposit ID10021343
MRDS IDDC15675
Alternate namesChief Consolidated Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.97439, -112.07107
References
PARDEE, J. T., 1921 , DEP OF MN IN MONT., UTAH, ORE., AND WASH: USGS BULL 725 - C, P. 208CRITTENDEN, M. D., JR., 1951 , MANGANESE DEP OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL 979 - A, P. 49MEEVES, H. C., 1966 , NON-PEGMATITE BERYLLIUM OCCURRENCES IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND 4 OTHER STATES: USBM REPT OF INVEST. 6828 , P. 66MORRIS,H.T. & LOVERING,T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 1024, P. 180-182.