The Eureka Bullion Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.955, -112.07194
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Eureka Bullion Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Bullion Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: East Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: International Smelting And Refining Co.
Years: 1972 -
Production
Year: 1957
Time Period: 1921-1957
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.3 Oz/Ton Au, 8.9 Oz/Ton Ag, 1.8 % Cu, 0.2 % Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1957 : 0.3 OZ AU, 8.9 OZ AG, 1.8 % CU, 0.2 % PB
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF THE EUREKA BULLION SHAFT, 632 FT DEEP WITH 626 FT OF WINZES, AND 14,116 FT OF RAISES AND LATERAL WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF THE E. TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL. 3
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H. T., 1964 , GEOL OF EUREKA QUAD: USGS BULL 1142 - K, PL 1
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS,H.T. & LOVERING,T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 1024, P. 131-134.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1929, 1930, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 ; USGS MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1921.
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