Left Fork City Creek Prospect

The Left Fork City Creek Prospect is a lead mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,999 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Left Fork City Creek Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Iron

Location

State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Bear River Range

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust And Wasatch Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Siderite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS; TWO NOW COLLAPSED AND FIVE SHALLOW OPEN CUTS

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVE FIGURES AVAILABLE

Comment (Deposit): AREA CUT BY THREE HIGH ANGLE FAULTS STRIKING NORTH AND DIPPING STEEPLY WESTWARD. THE TWO WEST MOST FAULTS ARE NORMAL WHILE THE EASTERN FAULT IS REVERSED. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.

Reference (Deposit): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION OF THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SUR.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER. SURV.

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