The Upper Box Elder Canyon Prospect is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,521 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: 9,521 Feet (2,902 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.47444, -111.70944
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Upper Box Elder Canyon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Upper Box Elder Canyon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
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
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: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Folding
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A DUMP SAMPLE FROM THE LOWEST WORKING ON THE NORTH SIDE .1 OZ/TON AG, .04% PB, 35.5 % ZN
Materials
Ore: Hemimorphite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN UPPER BOX ELDER CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS AND SEVERAL PROSPECT TRENCHES
Comment (Deposit): THE STRIKE OF THE ZONE PARALLELS THE BEDDING. THIS DESCRIPTION IS FOR THE ZONE FOUND IN THE ADIT ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
Comment (Geology): THE HOST ROCK HAS BEEN COMPLEXLY FOLDED. MUCH OF THE LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE IS IRON STAINED.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., AND L.L. PATTEN, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL 1491.
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A. AND M.D. CRITTENDEN, JR., 1961, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TIMPANOGOS CAVE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-132
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