The Amazon Hollow Claim No. 2 is a lead, silver, and copper mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 41.955, -111.50167
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Amazon Hollow Claim No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amazon Hollow Claim No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Swan Creek 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Bear River Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paris - Willard Thrust
Type: L
Description: Near Axis Of Bear River Range Syncline
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
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Dolomite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): CONSISTS OF ONE ADIT WHICH IS NOW CAVED
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I. AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY OFR-12.
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