White Wash-Little Grand Dist.

Manganese prospect · Grand County, Utah

ProspectManganeseSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · MANGANESEBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
1925195019752000today

discovered 1921

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for manganese. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateUtah
CountyGrand
Coordinates38.80498, -110.00352

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Discovery Year1921
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10275568
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Northeast of White Wash0.1 miManganesePast Producer
Duma Point No. 1 Deposits1.6 miPast Producer
Duma Point1.7 miManganesePast Producer
Duma Point No 2-Little Grand D.1.9 miPast Producer
White Wash Manganese Deposits2.2 miManganeseProducer
Dee Pass2.2 miProspect
White Wash Manganese Deposits2.2 miManganesePast Producer
Desert Rat2.5 miUranium, VanadiumProducer
Tenmile Wash No.1 Little Grand D2.8 miProspect
Ghost Claims2.9 miOccurrence
Ghost Claims2.9 miUraniumOccurrence
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co.2.9 miPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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