The Volcano Ridge North Prospects is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,230 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: 6,230 Feet (1,899 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.86167, -112.11361
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Volcano Ridge North Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Volcano Ridge North Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Probably Within Tintic Mountain Caldera
Type: L
Description: N 53 E Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
Comment (Deposit): CRYSTALLINE AND SUGARY TEXTURED QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINS IRREGULAR PODS OF OXIDIZED ORE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT IS 30 FT. DEEP WITH SHORT EAST TRENDING DRIFT; EAST PROSPECT IS 297 YD. BY 7 YD. CUT IN COLLUVIUM AND ALTERED IGNEOUS ROCK; CENTRAL PROSPECT IS A DRILLING POD AND SOUTH PROSPECT IS A 12 FT. DIAMETER PIT 4 FT. DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE TINTIC MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE MCINTYRE QUADRANGLE, JUAB AND UTAH COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS MAP I-883
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F; 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 107, 282 P.
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., (ED), 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
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