The Joseph Adit is a zinc and lead mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 4,419 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: 4,419 Feet (1,347 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.85917, -113.47139
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.
Joseph Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Joseph Adit
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Fish Springs 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Fish Springs Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range/Sevier Orogenic Structures Including A Ne Trending Asymmetrical Anticline
Type: L
Description: The Juab Fault Zone & Other Fractures Which Strike N 70 W & East-West
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): DRIFTING CONNECTS WITH EARLY HARVEST #1 MINE
Comment (Development): THE JOSEPH ADIT WAS ONE OF THE LAST DEVELOPED IN THE DISTRICT AND WAS DRIVEN WITH THE INTENTIONS OF CUTTING THE WEST END OF THE UTAH-GALENA FISSURE. THE ADIT WAS ABONDONED BEFORE REACHING DESTINATION
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., & MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE RPT. #22.
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZN DEPOSITS OF UT: USGS BULL. 1135-B
Reference (Deposit): OLIVEIRA, M.E., 1975, GEOLOGY OF FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22, PT. 1
Reference (Deposit): CHRISTENSEN, W.J., 1977, FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL. 1135-B
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FR #22
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE, INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
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.
