The Hawkeye-Mchenry Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.62111, -111.47083
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Hawkeye-Mchenry Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hawkeye-Mchenry Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: Blue Ledge (Park City) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: THIN SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Hawkeye-Mchenry Fault, Strike E-W, Dip 45 - 60 Nw.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): PRINCIPAL MINES IN THE DISTRICT ARE FREEDOM, BULLION MONARCH, PROSPECTOR, YELLOW CANARY, WHITE HORSE, IRON DUKE AND THE J & L MINE.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = MARYSVALE, 1947 1:625000
Comment (Deposit): DISTRICT HAVE AT LEAST 14 VEINS OF URANIUM. THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION IS OF THE URANIUM VEIN DEPOSITS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS PRIOR TO 1912 INCLUDE A 2,000 FT TUNNEL, A 400 FT SHAFT WITH THREE LEVELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J. M., 1912 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF PARK CITY DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 77 , P. 203 - 205
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C. S., BAKER, A. A. AND CRITTENDEN, M. D., JR, 1970 , GEOL MAP OF THE HEBER QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 864
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