The St. Mary Mine is a lead, copper, and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.33083, -113.15083
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St. Mary Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Mary Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Bismuth
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Alexander, Charles A.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range Colorado Plateau Transition Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: Star Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4, NE 1/4, SW 1/4 SEC 36.
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS AVE 166 FT. 2 INCLINES AVE 100 FT. AT 30 DEG, RAISES, WINZES, ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO. UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC. STUDY 46
Reference (Deposit): BAER, J.L., 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. NO. 3 P. 6
Reference (Deposit): BAER, I.L., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. GEOLOGY STUDIES V.9, PT. 2, P. 29-52.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT. NO.22
Reference (Deposit): BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PH. D. THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S, USGS PP #111
Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V.9
Reference (Deposit): 1963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B
Reference (Deposit): 1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #3
Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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