The West Morning Glory Shaft is a silver and copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,299 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
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.8875, -112.10583
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West Morning Glory Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Morning Glory Shaft
Secondary: Weir Estate
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District 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: Estate Of Thomas Weir
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: R
Description: North Fractures
Type: L
Description: N-Ne Fissures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)
Comment (Development): EARLY DAY PRODUCER ACCORDING TO BUTLER. DEVELOPED IN 1898 BY HENRY W. LAWRENCE.
Comment (Deposit): BEST ORE BELOW 300 FT., PROBABLY ENRICHED
Comment (Workings): SHAFT IN BAD CONDITION
Comment (Geology): STRONG VEIN SYSTEM
Comment (Deposit): AN EARLY DAY OPERATOR ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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