Midas Mine

The Midas Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: Midas Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 40.0678, -113.80560

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Midas Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Midas Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele


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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURV BULL99

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON K C 1973 MINERALS DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CK MTNS

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER B S ET AL 1920 THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH USGS PP 111

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T B 1935 THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH USGS PP177


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