The Glencoe Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 7,559 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: 7,559 Feet (2,304 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.60917, -111.46194
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Glencoe Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Glencoe Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: Blue Ledge (Park City) 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fissures, Strike N 43 - 88 E, Dip 60 - 78 Nw Cut The Porphyry.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1882 ORE CONTAIN 40 - 50 % PB, 40 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS PRIOR TO 1912 INCLUDE TWO ADITS, 700 AND 2000 FT, CONNECTED BY A 154 FT INCLINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C. S., BAKER, A. A., & CRITTENDEN, M. D., JR, 1970 , GEOL MAP OF THE HEBER QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 864
Reference (Production): BOUTWELL, J. M. ( 1912 )
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J. M., 1912 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF PARK CITY DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 77 , P. 198 - 200
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