| Deposit ID | 10087232 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005796 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mowitza Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Anvil Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.15108, 38.35107 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | .75 MILES SE OF USMM #4 MARKER. |
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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Beaver |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 028S | 012W | 25 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Guilmette Formation;Mowitza Formation (Host) |
| Rock description | Guilmette Formation;Mowitza Formation (Host) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -113.15108, 38.35107 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range Colorado Plateau Transition |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Star Range |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N16E |
| Dip | 40E |
| Thickness | 1M |
| Depth to bottom | 60M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Moscow Silver Mines |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 610M |
| Overall depth | 90M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005796 |
EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PH. D. THESIS.
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
1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #3
1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46
EVERTS, M.L., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
| 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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