The Merril Flat West Adits is a lead and silver mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,980 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,980 Feet (3,042 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.54556, -111.64250
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Merril Flat West Adits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Merril Flat West Adits
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: American Fork 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: Alta Thrust Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A SAMPLE FROM THE FACE OF THE LOWER ADIT: 0.1OZ/TON AG, TRACE CU, TRACE MO. 0.04% OB, THE UPPER ADIT: O.2 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU, TRACE CU. TRACE CU. TRACE MO., 01% PB
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS
Comment (Location): WORKINGS ARE LOCATED ON AND AROUND MERRIL FLAT. THE OTHER WORKING DESCRIBED IN THIS FORM IS 1500 FT N 75 W OF THIS LOCATION, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10,520 FT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., AND PATTEN, L.L. 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 75-382, PG. 175 & 179.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 95.
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