The Movie Town is a mine located in Kane county, Utah at an elevation of 4,760 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: 4,760 Feet (1,451 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.23889, -111.95667
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Movie Town MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Movie Town
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Kane
District: Paria River
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Cockscomb
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: East Kaibab Monocline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): PROBABLY NONE
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 18
Comment (Workings): SMALL DIG
Comment (Geology): 100 FEET ABOVE SHINARUMP CONTACT IN PETRIFIED FOREST MEMBERS
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
