The Alpine Galena Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,961 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,961 Feet (1,817 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.47528, -111.74111
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Alpine Galena Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpine Galena Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Alpine 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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 Zone
Type: L
Description: Thrust Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.2 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BOX ELDER CANYON, NEAR THE MOUTH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
Comment (Deposit): BEDDING PLANE FOLLOWED DOWN ABOUT 50 FEET TO A SMALL BODY OF LEACHED REPLACEMENT QUARTZ ORIGINALLY PYRITIC
Comment (Workings): A DUMP IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE WORKINGS
Comment (Production): LEAD AND SILVER ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES PART 2, UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 1135-B, PG. B67-B68
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., AND L.L. PATTEN, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND, SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 67-68.
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A. AND M.D. CRITTENDEN, JR., 1961, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TIMPANOGOS CAVE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-132.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 111, P. 284.
Reference (Production): HEYL, A.V., 1963, P. 67-68.
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