Chief No. 1

The Chief No. 1 is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 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: Chief No. 1  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 39.93333, -112.11667

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Chief No. 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chief No. 1


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: East Tintic


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1142K


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