Big Nebo Mine

The Big Nebo Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 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

Name: Big Nebo Mine

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.87639, -111.80306

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Big Nebo Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Nebo Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Mt. Nebo 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

Not available


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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: POD


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT NOW FLOODED


References

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1962, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF NORTH CENTRAL UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY GEOLOGY STUDIES

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111.

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS


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