The Amazon Mine is a mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,536 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: 7,536 Feet (2,297 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.9481, -111.50080
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Amazon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amazon Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Swan Creek
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: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
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
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
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Wulfenite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Enargite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SILVER (ARGENTIFEROUS) ORE ASSOCIATED WITH GALENA
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 470 BY R.W. RICHARDS PAGE 177-187 (1911)
Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW JUNE 15, 1906 P. 24 AND DEC. 15, 190
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GMS BULL. 1135-B BY HEYL PAGE 41 (1963)
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