Utah · Beaver County
Past Producer

Mowitza Mine

Beaver County, Utah, United States
LeadZincSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure Zones In Favorable Carbonate Beds
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Guilmette Formation;Mowitza Formation (Host)
Associated rockDiorite
StructureBasin And Range Colorado Plateau Transition, Star Range
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline (Cordilleran)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087232
MRDS IDD005796
Alternate namesAnvil Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35107, -113.15108
References
EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATIONBAETCKE, 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 #801920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #1111962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V. 91963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #31973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46EVERTS, M.L., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY