Sells Mine

The Sells Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 8,681 feet.

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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: Sells Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 8,681 Feet (2,646 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 40.58167, -111.64667

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Sells Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sells Mine
Secondary: Alta United Mines
Secondary: South Hecla Mining Co.
Secondary: Lexington Tunnel


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Bismuth


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Cottonwood 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Alta United Mines Co.
Home Office: 620 Commercial Bank, Midland, Tx. 79701


Production

Year: 1919
Time Period: 1914-1919
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.03 Dollars/Ton Au, 29.22 Oz/Ton Ag, 7.29 % Pb, .5 % Cu


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault

Type: L
Description: Alta Thrust Zone, Skipper Fissure, Ne Trending Dikes


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1.03 DOLLARS/TON AU, 29.22 OZ/TON AG, 7.29 % PB, .5 % CU


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Anglesite


Comments

Comment (Development): SELLS MINING CO. ACQUIRED BY SOUTH HECLA MINING CO., LATER CONSOLIDATED INTO ALTA UNITED MINES CO.

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT ALONG SKIPPER FISSURE BELOW THE ALTA THRUST ZONE

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Workings): WORKED FROM DWYER ADIT OF THE SOUTH HECLA CO. BUT CONNECTED FOR VENTILATION WITH SELLS (LEXINGTON) TUNNEL


References

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 201, P.127-128.

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.

Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.

Reference (Production): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., P. 128.


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