The Mineral Flat Ne Mines is a silver and lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 10,039 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: 10,039 Feet (3,060 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.56139, -111.63194
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Mineral Flat Ne Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Flat Ne Mines
Secondary: Estella
Secondary: Orphan
Secondary: Diehl
Secondary: Anna
Secondary: Boyd Park
Secondary: Utah 76 Claims
Secondary: Alta Merger Mines Co.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: American Fork 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/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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, Uinta Arch
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM DUMP OF ADIT D: AG-525 PPM, AU-.25 PPM, CU-270 PPM, MO-LESS THAN 1 PPM, PB-399000 PPM, ZN-4880 PPM.
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM DUMP OF ADIT A: AG-1030 PPM, AU-.36 PPM, CU-7600 PPM, MO-1 PPM, PB-151000 PPM, ZN-31500 PPM
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTS A-ONE SMALL ADIT ABOVE A LARGER ADIT, BOTH COLLAPSED BUT TOTALING ABOUT 200 FEET, ONE SMALL PROSPECT PIT TO WEST 5 FT. DIAMETER 2 FEET DEEP AND ONE 20 FEET DEEP OPEN SHAFT TO WEST; ADIT B-COLLAPSED, ABOUT 200 FEET LONG; ADIT C-COLLAPSED, ABOUT 200 FEET LONG; PROSPECTS D-SHORT COLLAPSED ADIT WITH 20 FOOT DEEP, 8 FOOT DIAMETER SHAFT UPHILL FROM THAT; PROSPECT E-PIT 2 FEET DEEP, 8 FEET IN DIAMETER; PROSPECT F - COLLAPSED ADIT, ABOUT 300 FEET LONG; SHAFT G-WATER FILLED, ABOUT 20 FEET DEEP.
Comment (Geology): WEST PROSPECTS IN CAMBRIAN MAXFIELD LIMESTONE
Comment (Location): SECTIONS WERE PROJECTED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Deposit): ADIT D EXPLORES BRECCIATED QUARTZITE ALONG ARCUATE FAULT (N40E, VERTICAL), SHAFT G EXPLORES SHEAR ZONE (N 50 E) ALL THE WORKINGS ARE IN BRECCIATED QUARTZITE EXCEPT FOR SOME BRECCIATED LIMESTONE ON THE DUMP OF ADIT A, MAIN ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
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