The Alta United Mines Co is a lead, silver, tungsten, and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 8,750 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: 8,750 Feet (2,667 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.5928, -111.63140
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Alta United Mines Co MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alta United Mines Co
Secondary: Emma Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
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: Federal Lease
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: 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Reference (Deposit): LEMMON DM UNPUBLISHED DATA
Reference (Deposit): 1962 LEMMON DM AND TWETO OL TUNGSTEN IN THE US USGS MAP MR25
Reference (Deposit): 1943 CALKINS FC AND BUTLER BS USGS PROF PAPER 201
Reference (Deposit): 1916-1926 USBM MIN RES
Reference (Deposit): 1944 CRAWFORD AL AND BURANEK AM UTAH UNIV ENG EXP STA BULL
Reference (Deposit): 24
Reference (Deposit): 1958 SHARP BJ GSA BULL VOL 69 P1415-1430
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