Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Black Rock Claims Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
LeadSilverZincManganeseCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc, Manganese
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNorthwest And Nearly East-West
Materials
Ore mineralsBraunite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Phyllite,Conglomerate · Sheeprock Series Of Cohenour (1954);
StructureBasin And Range, Bedding Strikes N-S, Dips 20-25 Degrees East
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1936
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10055181
MRDS IDRE00235
Alternate namesHuber-Rydalch Deposit, Baby Elephant, Strang Evening Star Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.93272, -112.71803
References
BATTY, J.V., AND R. HAVENS, 1952, CONCENTRATION OF OXIDE MANGANESE ORE FROM BLACK ROCK, KRAMER, AND MORGAN-CRANAR PROPERTIES, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 4818, 17 P.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 979-A, P. 40-41.PARDEE, J.T., 1922, DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN MONTANA, UTAH, OREGAN AND WASHINGTON, IN USGS BULLETIN 725, P. 210-211.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1951, P. 40; THOMAS, G.H., 1958, P.30.