| Deposit ID | 10087398 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006556 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Martha Mine |
| Related records | 10275715 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.03525, 39.55384 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 1.0 MILES SE OF LADY LAIRD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lady Laird Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 014S | 011W | 36 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Result | DUMP SAMPLE IN 1934: 0.01 OZ AU/T, 0.10 OZ AG, 0.85% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Undiff. Ls | ||||
| Rock description | Undiff. Ls | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.03525, 39.55384 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | East-West Fault (Martha Fault) |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| District name | Detroit District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | George A. Hone |
| First year | 1900 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah Central Mining Co. |
| First year | 1934 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006556 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1961 MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, UT: USGS BULL 1082-H
EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
1920 RECON BUTLER: USGS PP 111
1951 RECON CRITTENDEN: USGS BULL. 979-A
1961 RECON CRITTENDEN: USGS BULL. 1082-H
CRANE G.W., 1934, COMPANY REPORT: UTAH CENTRAL MINES CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALL WORKINGS ARE CAVED AT PRESENT, BUT AN OPEN CUT EXPOSES LS PARTLY REPLACED BY PYROLUSITE & WAD IN A ZONE ABOUT 5 FEET THICK & 15 FT. LONG |
| Deposit | MR. GEORGE HONE WHO WAS CONNECTED WITH THE MARTHA OPERATIONS FOR SEVERAL YEARS WAS QUOTED AS STATING THAT "THE ORE OCCURRED IN A NEARLY VERTICAL SHOOT, EXTENDING DOWN TO ABOUT THE 300 LEVEL, AND THAT SEVERAL CAR LOADS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED FROM THIS SHOOT, THE ORE AVERAGING 15-19% CU ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Everts, Michael L. | Bureau of Land Management |
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