The Morgan Chief Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,050 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: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 41.17556, -111.66167
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Morgan Chief Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morgan Chief Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Argenta
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
Owner Name: Dale Bowman
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
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE
References
Reference (Production): PERRY, L.I., 1976, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY: OFR-221
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC, IN UTAH: UTAH GEO. AND MINER. SURV. OFR-22.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, OFR 2
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