The Apex Standard Number 2 Mine is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,866 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: 5,866 Feet (1,788 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.94556, -112.05556
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Apex Standard Number 2 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apex Standard Number 2 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Chief Consolidated Mining Co.
Home Office: New York, Ny.
Owner Name: Sunshine Mining Co.
Home Office: Kellogg, Id.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Year Last Production: 1950
Discovery Year: 1924
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Small Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): HOT WATER ENCOUNTERED BELOW 1000 LEVEL THIS IS CENTER OF EAST TINTIC THERMAL AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL 2 COMPARTMENT SHAFT. AFTER REHABILITATION SINKING TO 1300 LEVEL IS PLANNED. PREVIOUSLY REHABILITATED IN 1960S.
Comment (Location): HILLS EAST OF EUREKA TOWNSITE, NORTH SIDE SILVER PASS CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Development): CURRENTLY REHABILITATING SHAFT, PLANNING TO SINK 400 FT. AND DRIVE TOWARD TINTIC STANDARD, THEN TO BURGIN
References
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SEPTEMBER 14, 1983 PAGE 10.
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OFTHE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
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