The Silver Eagle is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,440 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,440 Feet (1,658 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 41.47861, -111.94278
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Silver Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Willard
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
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 Mts
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION SW 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT AND WINZE CONNECTING WITH 2 LOWER LEVELS
References
Reference (Deposit): BURANEK, A. M., 1942 , INITIAL REPORT ON THE SILVER EAGLE MINE, MANTUA, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERALOGICAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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