The Silver Creek North Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 8,619 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,619 Feet (2,627 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.51917, -111.66472
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Silver Creek North Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Creek North Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Silver Lake 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: Surface/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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LOWER ADIT DUMP: .02 OZ/TON AU, 2 OZ./TON AG, .01% BI, 4.74% PB
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE: 2.5 OZ/TON AG, 2.62% PB
Analytical Data: VEIN ABOVE PORTAL OF UPPER ADIT: 4.6 OZ/TON AG, 13.4% PB, .82% ZN
Analytical Data: TRENCH NW: .7 OZ./TON AG
Analytical Data: IN TRENCH SW: 2.2 OZ./TON AG, .05% CU, 8.1% PB
Analytical Data: IN TRENCH SE, 5.7 OZ. AG/TON, 10.7% PB
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO COLLAPSED ADITS AND ONE TRENCH
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY ON SAME VEIN SYSTEM AS THE ONTARIO MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 89-90.
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