Mine detail: May Day Mine

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Location: Juab County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.95078, -112.1019
dep_id: 10020084
mrds_id: DC12527
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Minor mineral: Gold, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Calamine, Galena, Smithsonite
Reporter: Unknown, Wong, George (Tooker, Ed)
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Latite
Structure: Mine Is On The West Limb Of The Tintic Syncline. Grand Central Fault (N 20 - 45 E, 70 Nw). Mammoth - May Day Fault (N 30 E, Steep Nw)
References:
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 223 - 229
  • Deposit:: HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZN DEP OF UTAH: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. 73
  • Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-12-1965
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