Salt Valley Deposits

Manganese prospect · Grand County, Utah

ProspectManganeseSurface-UndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · MANGANESELEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
1925195019752000today

discovered 1935

Drawn as a mine worked both from the surface and underground. 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
Coordinates38.74828, -109.58990

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface-Underground
Discovery Year1935
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10275849
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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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