Merril Flat West Adits

Occurrence in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042090
MRDS ID M058340
Record type Site
Current site name Merril Flat West Adits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.64328, 40.5455 (WGS84)
Elevation 3042
Relative position 3000 FT S 45 E OF THE EAST SUMMIT,TWIN PEAKS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dromedary Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(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)

Federal lands

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003S 003E 20 SW OF SW OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • WORKINGS ARE LOCATED ON AND AROUND MERRIL FLAT. THE OTHER WORKING DESCRIBED IN THIS FORM IS 1500 FT N 75 W OF THIS LOCATION, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10,520 FT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Analytical data

Result A SAMPLE FROM THE FACE OF THE LOWER ADIT: 0.1OZ/TON AG, TRACE CU, TRACE MO. 0.04% OB, THE UPPER ADIT: O.2 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU, TRACE CU. TRACE CU. TRACE MO., 01% PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Tintic Quartzite
    Rock description Tintic Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.64328, 40.5455

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Alta Thrust Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Minor Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name American Fork District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.