The La Plata is a mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,044 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
Elevation: 7,044 Feet (2,147 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.445, -111.67860
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La Plata MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: La Plata
Secondary: Sunrise
Secondary: Sundown
Secondary: Silver King
Secondary: Lead King
Secondary: Yellow Jacket
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Paradise Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Reed Bullen Of Logan Utah (172 East 1st North, 84321)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976
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: 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
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GMS BULL. 76 BY K.C. BULLOCKPAGE 21 (1966)
Reference (Deposit): PRO. PAPER 111 (USGS) BY B.S. BUTLER P. 218 (1920)
Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MIN. REV, JUN 15, 1906, P 24; AUG 30, 1902, P 18;
Reference (Deposit): DEC 30, 1902, P 43-44; AUG 30, 1904, P 21; NOV 15, 1906,
Reference (Deposit): JUN 15, 1911, P 20.
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