The Marvin Tunnel is a mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 8,862 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,862 Feet (2,701 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.81833, -109.48556
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Marvin Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marvin Tunnel
Commodity
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Abajo Mountains
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Marvin C. Lyman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1922
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Abajo Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SECTION 15 UNSURVEYED
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF ORE IN SEDIMENTARY STRATA
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT, THE PORTAL OF WHICH IS PARTIALLY CAVED AND ISSUING WATER.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO SIGNIFICANT RESERVES ARE PRESENT
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): LEE I. PERRY, 1977
Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON WHITKIND, I. J., GEOLOGY OF ABAJO MOUNTAIN
Reference (Deposit): WHITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAINS AREA, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, U. S. G. S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 453
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