The Carbonate Gem is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 41.15528, -111.65556
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Carbonate Gem MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carbonate Gem
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Argenta District
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: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Carbonate Gem Mining Co.
Owner Name: Perry, Walt
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: Durst Thrust And Spring Branch Fault
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
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAVED
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY OFR-22.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S. PROF. PA. 111
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. OFR-22.
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