The Mormon Chief is a silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,776 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: 7,776 Feet (2,370 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.32889, -112.22861
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Mormon Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mormon Chief
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Camp Floyd District (Mercur)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): THE GRECIAN BEND CLAIM ADJOINS THE MORMON CHIEF.
Comment (Workings): 1,000 FT OF WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): SPURR,J. & EMMONS,S.F., 1895, USGS 16TH ANN. REPORT, PT. 2, P. 356.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-18-1958
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