The Uncle Sam Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Utah county, Utah.
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Mine Info
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Uncle Sam Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Uncle Sam Mine
Secondary: Humbug Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
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): P480
Reference (Deposit): 1903 JENNY WP THE CHEM OF ORE DEPOSITION AIME TRANS VOL 33
Reference (Deposit): 1963 HEYL AV OXIDIZED ZN DEP OF UTAH USGS BULL 1135-B P73
Reference (Deposit): MINING DIST USGS PROF PAPER 107 P135
Reference (Deposit): 1919 LINDGREN W AND LOUGHLIN GF GEOL AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC
Reference (Deposit): 1918 1924-1927 USGS MIN RES
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