The Mosby Park Mine is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.61889, -109.87472
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Mosby Park Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mosby Park Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Prospect
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: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Iron
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE DUE TO THE CLOSED WORKINGS
Comment (Workings): LENGTH OF WORKINGS IS AN ESTIMATE, AS ACCESS TO THE WORKINGS IS BLCKED BY A LOCKED GATE.
References
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