The Santaquin King is a lead mine located in Juab county, Utah.
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Mine Info
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Santaquin King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Santaquin King
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Mount Nebo District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN 80 FT LONG ADIT
Comment (Geology): THE LIMESTONE IS DENSE BLACK AND CHERTY. IT INCLUDES A DARK CARBONACEOUS BED.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1962 , ECONOMIC GEOL OF NORTH-CENTRAL UTAH: BYU GEOL STUD VOL 9 , PT 1 , P. 88
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S. AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111 , P. 332
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