The Alaska Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,699 feet.
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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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.91167, -112.09250
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Alaska Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic 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: Vein
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
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): IN RUBY CANYON
Comment (Deposit): NO INFO. ON DEPOSIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1920-1922, 1925 - 1946
Reference (Deposit): TOWERS, GW AND SMITH, GO, 1899 , GEOL & MINING IND OF TINTIC DIST: USGS 19TH ANN. REPORT, PT 3 - F, P. 764
Reference (Deposit): COOK, DR, 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK # 12 , PL 3
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-29-1963
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