Deer Trail Mine

The Deer Trail Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 7,421 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

Name: Deer Trail Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 7,421 Feet (2,262 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.38611, -112.27139

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Deer Trail Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Deer Trail Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Cadmium


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Mt. Baldy Mining 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

Owner Name: Deer Train Development Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1878
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR/BLANKET


Structure

Type: R
Description: Dome


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF FIVE ADITS, AND TWO SHAFTS THESE WORKINGS ARE OPEN AND IN RELETIVELY GOOD SHAPE

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SECTION 11

Comment (Commodity): FLUORITE OCCURS IN BRECCIATED TALISMAN QUARTZITE BELOW THE LIMESTONE REPLACEMENT

Comment (Deposit): THE PRINCIPAL PRODUCER OF METALS IN THE MARYSVALE AREA


References

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 45 - 47

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY, BULL. 110 , P. 66 - 67

Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978


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