Mogul Mine

The Mogul Mine is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,451 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: Mogul Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 7,451 Feet (2,271 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.59722, -113.75056

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Mogul Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mogul Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Rosebud


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Occurrence
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: Grouse Creek Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR TO TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): A SMALL QUANTITY OF ORE, LESS THAN 2 TONS OF LOW GRADE, REMAINS IN MINE

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Production): PERHAPS A TEST LOT WAS SHIPPED IN EARLY DAYS.

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, ONE COLLAPSED AND AT LEAST 2 SHAFTS


References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER III.

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON B. S. BUTLER, PROF. PAPER II

Reference (Production): BUTLER, B. S., 1920 , USGS PROF. PAPER III

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION


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