Homber Mines

The Homber Mines is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,400 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

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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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