Carbonate Hill Mine

The Carbonate Hill Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 7,100 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Carbonate Hill Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Morgan

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 41.14722, -111.65528

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Carbonate Hill Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Carbonate Hill Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Argenta 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

Owner Name: Carbonate Hill Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: 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

Analytical Data: 2.7 OZ. AG, 16.9% PB, 17.2% INSOL., 2.7% ZN .5% S, 33.4% FE


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Jarosite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAVED


References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111.

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY OFR-22.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S. PROF PA 11

Reference (Production): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER SURVEY OFR-22


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