Mowitza Mine

The Mowitza Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 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: Mowitza Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 38.35111, -113.15028

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Mowitza Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mowitza Mine
Secondary: Anvil Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver


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

Owner Name: Moscow Silver Mines


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range Colorado Plateau Transition

Type: L
Description: Star Range


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

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


References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PH. D. THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #111

Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V. 9

Reference (Deposit): 1963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B

Reference (Deposit): 1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #3

Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY


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