The Left Fork City Creek Prospect is a lead mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 41.91306, -111.73000
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Left Fork City Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Left Fork City Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Bear River Range
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust And Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Siderite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS; TWO NOW COLLAPSED AND FIVE SHALLOW OPEN CUTS
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVE FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Deposit): AREA CUT BY THREE HIGH ANGLE FAULTS STRIKING NORTH AND DIPPING STEEPLY WESTWARD. THE TWO WEST MOST FAULTS ARE NORMAL WHILE THE EASTERN FAULT IS REVERSED. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION OF THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SUR.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER. SURV.
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