The Santobar is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Sanpete county, Utah at an elevation of 6,329 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,329 Feet (1,929 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.39528, -111.69528
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Santobar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Santobar
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Sanpete
District: Santobar
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Smithsonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 SECTION; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF 2 ADITS AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, 1976 : UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN-FILE REPORT #22 , P. 330 - 335
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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