The Tecoma Hill South is a lead and silver mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.24667, -114.03444
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Tecoma Hill South MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tecoma Hill South
Secondary: Independence
Secondary: Empire
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining District
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Pilot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, SHEET-LIKE, PIPELIKE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization, Argillitization
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Wulfenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): S 1/2 SW/4
Comment (Workings): 240 200, 825, 430, 140, 40, 30 AND 30-FOOT ADITS AND SOME SHALLOW SURFACE DIGGINGS
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SCATTERED DEPOSITS
References
Reference (Deposit): RYAN, G.H., 1914, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS IN LUCIN MINING DISTRICT: SALT LAKE MIN. REV. 16, APRIL 30.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH VOL. 1 P 82
Reference (Deposit): 1973 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Reserve-Resource): THIS REVIEW
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