The Martha Mine is a copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.55389, -113.03444
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Martha Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Martha Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Detroit 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Utah Central Mining Co.
Years: 1934 -
Owner Name: George A. Hone
Years: 1900 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Drum Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: East-West Fault (Martha Fault)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE IN 1934: 0.01 OZ AU/T, 0.10 OZ AG, 0.85% CU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MR. GEORGE HONE WHO WAS CONNECTED WITH THE MARTHA OPERATIONS FOR SEVERAL YEARS WAS QUOTED AS STATING THAT "THE ORE OCCURRED IN A NEARLY VERTICAL SHOOT, EXTENDING DOWN TO ABOUT THE 300 LEVEL, AND THAT SEVERAL CAR LOADS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED FROM THIS SHOOT, THE ORE AVERAGING 15-19% CU ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): ALL WORKINGS ARE CAVED AT PRESENT, BUT AN OPEN CUT EXPOSES LS PARTLY REPLACED BY PYROLUSITE & WAD IN A ZONE ABOUT 5 FEET THICK & 15 FT. LONG
Comment (Workings): MOST OF THE DEVELOPMENTS WERE IN THE LATE 1800'S ON WHAT WAS THEN CALLED THE "COPPERHEAD LS" ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE "MARTHA FAULT"
Comment (Geology): THE MARTHA CLAIM IS LOCATED ON WHAT WAS ONCE ONE OF THE STRONGEST QUARTZ VEINS IN THE DISTRICT, THE OUTCROP OF WHICH FORMS A JASPER-QTZ LEDGE, IS TRACEABLE FOR 1000 FT ON AN E-W COARSE
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER: USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1951 RECON CRITTENDEN: USGS BULL. 979-A
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN: USGS BULL. 1082-H
Reference (Production): CRANE G.W., 1934, COMPANY REPORT: UTAH CENTRAL MINES CO.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1961 MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, UT: USGS BULL 1082-H
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