The Muerbrook Mine is a gold, lead, silver, and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.465, -112.34333
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Muerbrook Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Muerbrook Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Rush Valley 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: Past Producer
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Oquirrh Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Between Ophir Anticline And Pole Canyon Syncline
Type: L
Description: Just East Of N-S Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 70 CENTS/TON AU
Analytical Data: 13% AG
Analytical Data: .5% CU
Analytical Data: 38% PB
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Melanterite
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PROBABLY AROUND 200,000 DOLLARS, HALF PRODUCED 1912-1920
Comment (Development): IDLE FROM 1922 TO 1927
Comment (Deposit): TABULAR BODIES OCCURRING IN SHATTERED FOOTWALL OF DIKE,
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY 420 FT SHAFT INCLINED AT 44 DEGREES, LEVELS TURNED AT 100, 130, 170 AND 290 FEET BELOW THE COLLAR
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1927, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 162-163.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 368.
Reference (Production): GILLULY, J., 1927, P. 163.
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