The Santaquin King Workings is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 8,340 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,340 Feet (2,542 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.88028, -111.77556
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Santaquin King Workings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Santaquin King Workings
Secondary: Deanna Claim Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Mt. Nebo District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Melvin J. Young (Deanna Three Claim)
Years: 1979 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): A ZONE OF CALCITE VEINLETS TRENDING EAST TO SOUTHEAST IN BROKEN LIMESTONE ALONG THE FOOTWALL SIDE OF A FAULT.
Comment (Workings): ADIT IS PROBABLY THE SANTAQUIN KING REPORTED BY BUTLER, B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, P. 332, HOWEVER HE REPORTS THE LENGTH AS 80 FT. THE ADIT IS PRESENTLY 550 FEET LONG. THE TWO SHAFTS ARE SMALL INCLINED SHAFTS ALONG FAULT PLANES. THE PROSPECT IS 20 FT BY 8 FT OPEN CUT 2 FT. DEEP ALONG A CALCITE VEIN IN LIMESTONE.
Comment (Geology): SHAFTS ARE PROBABLY IN THE CAMBRIAN OPEX DOLOMITE AND THE AJAX FM.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS. PROF. PA. 111.
Reference (Deposit): FOUTZ, D.R., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE WASH CANYON, AREA, SOUTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS, UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH STUDIES, VOL. 7, NO. 2.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1962, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF NORTH CENTRAL UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH STUDIES, VOL. 9, PT. 1.
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