Peruxian Mine

The Peruxian Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 9,501 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: Peruxian Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 9,501 Feet (2,896 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold

Lat, Long: 40.57194, -111.64500

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Peruxian Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Peruxian Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Cottonwood (Alta) 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

Not available


Production

Year: 1919
Time Period: 1911-1919
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.24 Dollars/Ton Au, 6.76 Oz/Ton Ag, 14.43% Pb


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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Near Axis Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A FEW TONS ASSAYED 6 DOLLARS/TON AU, 40-60 OZ/TON AG AND 40-70% PB.
Analytical Data: 700 TONS OF ORE AVERAGED 1.24 DOLLARS/TON AU, 6.76 OZ./TON AG AND 14.43% PB


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): LENGTH OF WORKINGS IS AS OF 1880

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF BRECCIATED LIMESTONE ALONG NE FISSURE IN LIMESTONE MBR. OF OPHIR AND MAXFIELD


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. 128.

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

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 256.

Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1916, 1917, MINERAL RESERVES.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1949, MINERAL YEARBOOK

Reference (Production): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 128, FOR LINE 1; USBM, 1949, FOR LINE 15


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