The Moon Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 41.61278, -111.79500
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Moon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Hyrum 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bear River Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust And Woodruff Thrust
Type: L
Description: N-Trending Syncline Bounded By Basin And Range Fault On West And A Thrust On The East
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation To Depths Of 50-100 Ft
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS UP TO 42 PERCENT ZINC OXIDE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ORE OCCURS IN THE FAULT ZONE
Comment (Production): 2 CARLOADS OF 22 AND 28 PERCENT ZINC
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC 11, NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC 13
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY TWO ADITS, TWO PROSPECTS AND ONE OPEN CUT WHICH MAY BE THE REMAINS OF A COLLAPSED ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B T, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L I, AND MCCARTHY, B I, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OFR-22.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 161.
Reference (Production): PERRY, L I, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY: OFR-22.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B S, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111.
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