The Midway Tunnel is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.97056, -113.85528
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Midway Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Midway Tunnel
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Ashbrook 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Broad Spoon-Like Syncline Plunging At A Low Angle To The South.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Permian
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CAVING PROBLEMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL IS DRIVEN THROUGH THE WARDLAW SHALE INTO THE VIPONT LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON,VE, 1942, A STUDY OF THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSIT OF ?HE ASHBROOK SILVER MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: ECON GEOL, VOL. 37, NO. 6, P. 500
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 07-09-1971
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