| Deposit ID | 10010741 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004681 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moscow Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Old Moscow/New Moscow |
| Related records | 10153903 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.15108, 38.34329 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1987 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES SW OF MILFORD, 0.32 MILES NW OF USMM #3 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaver(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Picacho Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wah Wah Mountains South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaver Bottoms-Upper Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Beaver |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 028S | 011W | 25 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Sulfur | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Hedenbergite | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Result | METAL CONTENT OF ORE AVG. 20% PB, 20-25 OZ AG. 2-5% CU, 40?/ST IN AU, 30% S, 15% ZN, 22% F |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Gillmete Formation (Principal Host);Mowitza Formation;Monte Cristo Limestone;Callville Limestone |
| Rock description | Gillmete Formation (Principal Host);Mowitza Formation;Monte Cristo Limestone;Callville Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -113.15108, 38.34329 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range Colorado Plateau Transition |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Star Range Eastward Dipping Homocline, Maybe Part Of Upper Thrust Plate |
| General form | PIPES, "CHIMNEY-LIKE" TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| District name | Star |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Moscow Silver Mines Co. |
| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 7897.98M |
| Overall depth | 487.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004681 |
SRC.REF: GENERAL REF. #1
ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO. UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC. STUDY 46
BAER, J.L., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 9, PT. 2, P.29-52.
BAER, J.L., 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. NO. 3 P. 6
PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT. NO. 22
1913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80
1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #111
1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V.9
1963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B
BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV. OF UT. P.HD. THESIS.
1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #3
1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46
USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS 1905-1950.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRAB SAMPLE OF SMITHSONITE ORE FROM DUMP 1963: AU=0.01 OZ/ST, AG=1.5 OZ/ST, PB=2.2%, ZN=37.8%, FOR MORE ASSAYS SEE GENERAL REF #1 |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Deposit | SHAFTS, STOPES, INCLINES, WINZES, RAISES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Everts, Michael L. | Bureau of Land Management | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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