Santobar

The Santobar is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Sanpete county, Utah at an elevation of 6,329 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Santobar

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Sanpete
District: Santobar

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
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Smithsonite

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 SECTION; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.

Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF 2 ADITS AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS

References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, 1976 : UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN-FILE REPORT #22 , P. 330 - 335

Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

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