The Moffat Occurrence is a mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 6,850 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.49306, -112.29000
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Moffat Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moffat Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Potassium
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Marysvale Region/Gold Mtn. District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. M. Moffat
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Deer Flat Area
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Ash
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Ash
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Volcanic Ash
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS SHOWS ESSENTIALLY NO SO2 AND A LITTLE AL2O3 . ALTERED ROCK IS APPARENTLY MOSTLY SILICA.
Materials
Ore: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESOURCE ESTIMATE MADE; APPARENTLY THIS PROSPECT HAS LOW POTENTIAL
Comment (Location): ON DEER CREEK
Comment (Commodity): PROJECT 9350 - 01393 ALUNITE RESOURCES
Comment (Workings): BELL'S MAP SHOWS SHORT ADIT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: WW1
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 111
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 111 - 112
Reference (Deposit): 1943 GEOLMAP G. L. BELL: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 66 .
Reference (Deposit): WW1 DIREXPL R. M. MOFFAT: ADIT
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