Primrose

The Primrose is a silver and copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,348 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: Primrose

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 39.9075, -112.11944

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Primrose MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Primrose


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


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: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): A 230 FT SHAFT AS OF 1919

Comment (Location): JUST SOUTH OF RABBIT'S FOOT

Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS


References

Reference (Deposit): TOWER, G. W. AND SMITH, G. O., 1899 , GEOL & MIN IND OF TINTIC DISTRICT: USGS 19TH ANN. REPT., PT 3 - F, P. 762

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 257

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL 3

Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN RES 1920


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