The Centennial Eureka Mine is a lead, silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,900 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.94389, -112.12167
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Centennial Eureka Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Centennial Eureka Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District 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: Sharon Steel Corp., Miami Florida
Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co. And Lessees
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1870
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: OTHER
Form: OTHER
Structure
Type: L
Description: Easterly Cross Breaks
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Calsite, Sersite, Pyrite And Metals In Rhyolite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Enargite
Comments
Comment (Location): LONG OPEN STOPES EXTEND TOWARDS EUREKA HILL MINES.
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): A RICH DEPOSIT IN ITS TIME ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITY ORDER IS BASED ON EQUAL VALUES AT 1912 PRICE IN AU AG CU
Comment (Production): AN AVERAGE OF 100,000 TONS PER YEAR
Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS ARE FOR CALIFORNIA PIPE OR COLUMN, BEST IN MINE
Comment (Geology): BEDDING ROLLS TOWARDS FLAT HERE AND IN MINES TO SOUTH AT AND BELOW 16-18 LEVELS
References
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R.,EDITOR, 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDBOOK, NO.12, 183 P.
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA GUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P.K1-K29
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G. F.,GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH:U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
Reference (Production): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.H., 1919
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