The Aetna Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,529 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,529 Feet (1,990 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.88278, -114.03694
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Aetna Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Aetna Mine
Secondary: Etna Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Gold Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: State Of Utah
Home Office: Utah
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN SHAFT, 2 LEVELS & CONNECTING STOPES. SURFACE WORKING CONSIST OF SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, GOLD SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, IRON CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, UTAH GEOLOGY VOL. 3 NO. 1 P. 23-57, SPRING 1976
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