Maud

The Maud is a silver mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 2,959 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: Maud  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 2,959 Feet (902 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 37.19639, -113.35639

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Maud MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Maud


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Harrisburg


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
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: St. George Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Virgin Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN LENS AND POCKETS ALONG A SINGLE HORIZON.

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF SEVERAL INCLINED ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFTS AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): PROCTOR, P. D., 1953 , GEOLOGY OF SILVER REEF (HARRISBURG) MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 44 , P. 157

Reference (Production): PROCTOR, P. D., 1953 , P. 157


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