The Homber Mines is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.4525, -112.00028
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Homber Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homber Mines
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Graphite
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Willard
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: Homber Mining Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: C47 MAX. TESTED. GRAB SAMPLES 0.8 PERCENT PB, 1.8 PERCENT ZN AND 0.92 PERCENT AG
Analytical Data: C45 = VOLATILES + MOISTURE
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Schist
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): DIP VARIES 20 TO 40 DEG NW
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, ONE ABOVE THE OTHER
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: GALE, 1910 , P. 640 AND UGMS FILES ( 4 SAMPLE AVG. )
Reference (Deposit): 1910 RECON GALE, BULL. 430
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY FILE DATA
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): GALE, H. S., 1910 , SUPPOSED GRAPHITE DEPOSITS NEAR BRIGHAM, UTAH: USGS BULL. 430 - J, P. 639 - 640
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