The Vulcan Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,016 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,016 Feet (1,529 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.85194, -113.44361
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Vulcan Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vulcan Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Fish Springs District
Land Status
Not available
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Aurichalcite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Willemite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Hydrozincite
Comments
Comment (Production): PAST PRODUCER
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 4 SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): HEYL,A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 78.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 193.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-20-1971
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