The Deer Trail Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 7,421 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,421 Feet (2,262 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.38611, -112.27139
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Deer Trail Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deer Trail Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Cadmium
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Mt. Baldy Mining 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Deer Train Development Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1878
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR/BLANKET
Structure
Type: R
Description: Dome
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF FIVE ADITS, AND TWO SHAFTS THESE WORKINGS ARE OPEN AND IN RELETIVELY GOOD SHAPE
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SECTION 11
Comment (Commodity): FLUORITE OCCURS IN BRECCIATED TALISMAN QUARTZITE BELOW THE LIMESTONE REPLACEMENT
Comment (Deposit): THE PRINCIPAL PRODUCER OF METALS IN THE MARYSVALE AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 45 - 47
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY, BULL. 110 , P. 66 - 67
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978
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