The Eureka Hill is a silver and lead mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,476 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: 6,476 Feet (1,974 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.94833, -112.12250
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Eureka Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Hill
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR PODLIKE MASSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Beds Strike N 10 - 13 W, Dip 87 W. Fractures Trend N 35 W; Cross Breaks Trend North-Northeast, East-Northeast, N 30 - 35 E, 65 - 70 Nw.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ore Is Almost Completely Oxidized
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): IN 1919 , DEVELOPMENT CONSISTED OF A 1,520 FT SHAFT WITH 15 LEVELS AND OVER 11 MILES OF WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W AND LOUGHLIN, GF, 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 192 - 197
Reference (Deposit): TOWER, GW AND SMITH, GO, 1899 , GEOL & MIN IND OF TINTIC DIST: USGS 19TH ANN REPT, PT 3 - F, P. 727
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): HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZN DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135 - B, P. 73 .
Reference (Deposit): 5) USGS MIN. RES. 1917 - 23 , 1927 - 30 .
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