Meteor Mine

The Meteor Mine is a lead mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,098 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: Meteor Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 39.85667, -113.44972

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Meteor Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Meteor Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Fish Springs District


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

Not available


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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Fish Springs Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range/Sevier Orogenic Structures Including A Ne Trending Asymmetrical Anticline

Type: L
Description: The Juab Fault Zone & Other Fractures Which Strike N70w & East-West


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Cerargyrite


Comments

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

Comment (Production): PROD. FIGURES UNKNOWN


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., & MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE RPT. #22.

Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZN DEPOSITS OF UT: USGS BULL. 1135-B

Reference (Deposit): OLIVEIRA, M.E., 1975, GEOLOGY OF FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22, PT. 1

Reference (Deposit): CHRISTENSEN, W.J., 1977, FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS

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

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22

Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FR #22


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