The M Workings is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,879 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.47, -111.74556
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M Workings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: M Workings
Secondary: Morning Star A and Morning Star B Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Alpine 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
Owner Name: J. E. Collier
Home Office: P.O. Box 521 Draper Utah 84020
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault Zone
Type: L
Description: Overthrust And Normal Faults South Of The Workings
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS AND OPEN CUTS
Comment (Location): LOCATION TO LONGEST ADIT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, S.S., AND L.L. PATTEN, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491.
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A., AND M.D. CRITLENDEN, 1961, GEOLGOIC MAP OF THE TIMPANOGOS CAVE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-132.
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