| Deposit ID | 10227477 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006951 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490230002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lost Sheep Mine |
| Related records | 10069422 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.19612, 39.76104 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dugway Range SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt 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 | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 012 S | 012 W | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| (1) | -113.19612, 39.76104 |
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| Thickness | 92M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 41M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 18M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 8HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| District name | Thomas Range |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wilden Fluorspar Co. |
| Home office | Utah |
| Year | 1972 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 242M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 121M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490230002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006951 | MAS references MRDS |
REF: 1976 UTAH GEO & MINERAL SURVY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 90000 TONS PRODUCED. LARGEST PRODUCER IN UTAH. MAIN FLUOSPAR BODY IS 150 FEET DEEP PRONGS TO 400 FEET DEEP. ORE CONTROLS BRECCIATED PIPE. NON GLORY HOLE 325 FEET DEEP |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Utah Geological And Mineral Survey | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/23/2021 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4202070 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Lost Sheep Mine |
| Current operator | Deseret Mining & Development |
| Current controller (parent) | Mike Provstgaard |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (76 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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