The Utah Silver Mining Co. is a silver and lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah.
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Utah Silver Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Utah Silver Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Newfoundland District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Limestone Adjacent To The Vein Has Been Marbelized Or Crystallized; From A Black Carboniferous Body Into A Dolomite. The Slate And Quartzite Show Effects Of The Heat And Gases Cause By The Intrusion Of The Dykes And Veins.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 10 - 15 % FE, 15 - 50 % PB, 30 - 200 OZ/TON AG, 1/2 - 10 PENNY WEIGHTS/TON AU, 1 - 15 % CU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): UNDERGROUND
Comment (Location): ON RIDGE, NEAR THE SADDLE
Comment (Commodity): THE ANALYSIS IS FROM THE NORTH LINE OF THE WEBER QUARTZITE ALONG THE COURSE OF THE SLATE-QUARTZITE BEDS.
Comment (Production): $75,000
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE TWO SYSTEMS OF VEINS ONE FROM EAST TO WEST, THE OTHER FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ABUNDANT FOSSILS IN COUNTRY ROCKS THAT ARE NOT ALTERED.
References
Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MIN. RES., VOL. 26, NO. 4, P. 19-22, 1924
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