The Carbonate Hill Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 41.14722, -111.65528
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Carbonate Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carbonate Hill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Argenta 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: Carbonate Hill Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: 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
Analytical Data: 2.7 OZ. AG, 16.9% PB, 17.2% INSOL., 2.7% ZN .5% S, 33.4% FE
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAVED
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY OFR-22.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S. PROF PA 11
Reference (Production): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER SURVEY OFR-22
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