| Deposit ID | 10020920 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14272 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Mayflower Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.18413, 40.45105 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2158 |
| Relative position | 10,100 FT N22E FROM LOWE PEAK, NEAR THE MOUTH OF JACKSON HOLLOW |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lowe Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 004S | 003W | 21 | SE OF SE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lower Part Of Oquirrh Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lower Part Of Oquirrh Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.18413, 40.45105 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures And Fractures |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14272 |
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672P.
STOKES, W.L., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTHWESTERN UTAH: WILLIAM AND HEINTZ MAP CORPORATION, WASHINGTON 27, D.C.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAYFLOWER MINE IS REPORTED TO HAVE PRODUCED A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF MINING IN THE STATE, BUT PRODUCTION DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE TENOR OF THE ORE WAS NOT HIGH, BUT PRECISE INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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