The Superior Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 9,160 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,160 Feet (2,792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.59139, -111.65417
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Superior Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Superior Mine
Secondary: West Toledo Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Cottonwood 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: On North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: Alta Thrust Zone; West Of The Superior Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
Comment (Deposit): A NE STRIKING DIKE IS ENCOUNTERED 700 FT FROM PORTAL, ORE OCCURS ON DIKE WALLS
Comment (Workings): A TUNNEL EXTENDS 1000 FT. A FEW DEGREES WEST OF NORTH, IT INTERSECTS A NE STRIKING LAMPROPHYRE DIKE 700 FT FROM THE PORTAL AND FOLLOWS THIS DIKE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 201, P.117.
Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.
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