The Rip Van Winkle Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,260 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: 7,260 Feet (2,213 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 41.25389, -114.01444
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Rip Van Winkle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rip Van Winkle Mine
Secondary: Gretchen
Secondary: Copper Mountain No. 39
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
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: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACC. SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SECT. 10
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVES
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF FOUR ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S., AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 493.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 117.
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