Utah · Utah County
Past Producer

Oxen Claims

Utah County, Utah, United States
ManganeseZincLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formREPLACEMENT
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Cole Canyon Dolomite;Herkimer Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Latite · Packard Quartz Latite
AlterationArgillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10042210
MRDS IDM058596
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.97328, -112.07607
References
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN, UTAH, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 979-AIPSEN, A.O. AND OTHERS, 1949 CONCENTRATION OF MANGANESE ORES FROM TINTIC DISTRICT: US BUREAU OF MINES REPT OF INVESTIGATION NO. 4548.