Charleston Creek Mines

The Charleston Creek Mines is a lead and silver mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,411 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: Charleston Creek Mines  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 6,411 Feet (1,954 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 41.93028, -113.53750

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Charleston Creek Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Charleston Creek Mines


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Yost


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Raft River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Clay


Comments

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


References

Reference (Deposit): COMPTON, R. R., 1972 , GEOLOGY OF THE YOST QUAD.: USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I - 672

Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOLMAP COMPTON, MAP I 67

Reference (Production): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.


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