Centennial Eureka Mine

The Centennial Eureka Mine is a lead, silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,900 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Centennial Eureka Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

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Elevation: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper

Lat, Long: 39.94389, -112.12167

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Centennial Eureka Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Centennial Eureka Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Sharon Steel Corp., Miami Florida

Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co. And Lessees


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1870
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: OTHER

Form: OTHER


Structure

Type: L
Description: Easterly Cross Breaks


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Calsite, Sersite, Pyrite And Metals In Rhyolite


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Enargite


Comments

Comment (Location): LONG OPEN STOPES EXTEND TOWARDS EUREKA HILL MINES.

Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): A RICH DEPOSIT IN ITS TIME ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Commodity): COMMODITY ORDER IS BASED ON EQUAL VALUES AT 1912 PRICE IN AU AG CU

Comment (Production): AN AVERAGE OF 100,000 TONS PER YEAR

Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS ARE FOR CALIFORNIA PIPE OR COLUMN, BEST IN MINE

Comment (Geology): BEDDING ROLLS TOWARDS FLAT HERE AND IN MINES TO SOUTH AT AND BELOW 16-18 LEVELS


References

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

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R.,EDITOR, 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDBOOK, NO.12, 183 P.

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

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

Reference (Production): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.H., 1919


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