The Brush Creek Mines is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 8,179 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: 8,179 Feet (2,493 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.69722, -109.58306
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Brush Creek Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brush Creek Mines
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Carbonate Dist.
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
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chert
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS, ONE OF WHICH IS CAVED, THE OTHER ADIT IS 110 FT. LONG
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 , SW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SEC. 29
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT INFORMATION IS UNDETERMINABLE DUE TO CAVING OF ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOL AND MIN. SURVEY 197
Reference (Deposit): PERRY AND MCCARTHY, 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 22
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