The Eureka Leasing & Mining Group is a lead and zinc mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.8275, -111.80639
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Eureka Leasing & Mining Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Leasing & Mining Group
Secondary: Freddie Lode
Secondary: Syndicate Tunnel & Blackett Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Nebo 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: 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: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Nebo Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE SIMILAR TO EVA MINE, NO MINERALIZATION WAS FOUND EITHER IN PLACE OR ON DUMP OF THE S. ADIT & AREA
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL ADITS & PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Geology): THE LIMESTONE IS UNDERLAIN BY A COAL BLACK CARBONACEOUS & PHOSPHATIC BED THAT CONTAINS 10-15% PENTOXIDE
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES UNKNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): THE SOUTHERN MOST ADIT ENTERS INTO A BROAD ROOM WITH SEVERAL PILLARS & ROOM MEASURES APPROX. 100 FT. BY 50 FT. WIDE BY 50 FT. HIGH. A HAULAGE TUNNEL CONNECTS THE END OF THE ROOM AND LEADS NORTH ABOUT 75 FT. (BLACKETT TUNNEL) ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): EARDLEY, A.J., 1933, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE S. WASATCH MTNS, UT: REPRINT FROM MICHIGAN ACA. OF SCIENCE & ARTS & LETTERS, V. 18, 1932
Reference (Deposit): EARDLEY, A.J., 1934, STRUCTURE & PHYSOG. OF THE S. WASATCH MTNS, UT: REPRINT FROM PAPERS OF MICH. ACAD. OF SCI. & ARTS & LETTERS, V. 19, 1933.
Reference (Deposit): BRADY, M.J., 1965, THRUSTING IN THE S. WASATCH MTNS., UT: IN, BYU GEOL. STUDIES V. 12, P. 3-55.
Reference (Deposit): BLACK, B.A., 1965, NEBO OVERTHRUST, S. WASATCH MTNS, UT: IN BYU GEOL. STUDIES V. 12, P. 55-91.
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
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