California Mine

The California Mine is a lead mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,724 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: California Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Summit

Elevation: 8,724 Feet (2,659 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 40.62, -111.54250

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California Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: California Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Sulfur


Location

State: Utah
County: Summit


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: United Park City Mines Co.
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1980


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT UTAH USGS PROF PAPER 77 230 P

Reference (Deposit): SURVEY BULL 76 P 35

Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL JM 1912 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PARK CITY

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK KC 1966 MINERALS OF UTAH UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL


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