Mine detail: Blackbird

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Location: Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.42553, -112.11994
dep_id: 10015215
mrds_id: DB00510
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Hydro Thermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Porosity Of The Volcanic Breccia
Reporter: Trimble, Larry M.
hrock_type: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
arock_unit: Bullion Canyon Volcanics
arock_type: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Structure: Sevier Fault
tectonic: Basin And Range Transition
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973
  • Deposit:: HAVEN, R. AND AGEY, W., 1949 , CONCENTRATIONS OF MANGANESE ORES FROM PIUTE AND KANE COUNTIES, SOUTHERN UTAH: USBM REPT. INV. 4551 P. 3 - 8
  • Deposit:: CRITTENDEN, M. D. JR., 1951 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 979 - A, P. 32
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 57 .
  • Deposit:: 1942 DIREXPL USBM
  • Deposit:: 1973 RECON UGMS BULL 102
  • Production:: CALLAHAN, 1973
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