M.E. Whitely Shaft

Occurrence in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Lead
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042147
MRDS ID M058513
Record type Site
Current site name M.E. Whitely Shaft

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.09551, 39.99856 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
Relative position 8400 FT. N 14 W OF PINYON PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Delta(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

BLM Administrative Area(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009S 002W 32 NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • EAST SIDE OF TINTIC DAVIS CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Deseret Limestone
    Rock description Deseret Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.09551, 39.99856

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHAFT CUTS RED DOLOMITE BRECCIA IN NEAR-VERTICAL LIMESTONE BEDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Mining district

District name North Tintic District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 76.2M
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN SHAFT, DEPTH ESTIMATED

Comments on development

  • ACCESS TO SHAFT IS DANGEROUS AND NOT POSSIBLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.

  • Deposit

    COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.

  • Deposit

    MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ORE DEPOSIT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED BY THIS EXPLORATION
Deposit Discovery Year: 1900S
Deposit BARREN PROSPECT. NAME FROM OLD CLAIM MAP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 James, Laurence P. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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