The Mowitza Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.35111, -113.15028
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Mowitza Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mowitza Mine
Secondary: Anvil Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Moscow Silver Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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 And Range Colorado Plateau Transition
Type: L
Description: Star Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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