Pacific Mine

The Pacific Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 7,799 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: Pacific Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 40.54139, -111.59417

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Pacific Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pacific Mine
Secondary: Blue Rock


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: American Fork District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SHOOTS, LENTICULAR BODIES


Structure

Type: L
Description: Mountain Dell Fault (E-W, 55 S, Max. Throw 1,000 Ft), Pacific Fissure (N 45 E, 50 Nw), Variegated Fault (N 70 W, Steep, 18 Ft Of Movement)


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1909 : AVG. 30 OZ AG, 15 % PB. 1916 : $.55 AU, 14.9 OZ AG, 30.1 % PB, 10.15 % INSOLUBLE, 23.9 % FE, 2.15 % ZN, 30.6 % SULFUR


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Location): SIX CLAIMS COVERING 120 ACRES

Comment (Production): PROD - 1917 - 1919, 1922, 1928, 1930 - 1931, 1936 - 1939, 1941 - 1942

Comment (Workings): 800 FT OF TUNNEL WORK, 700 FT OF DRIFTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, FC AND BUTLER, BS, 1943 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF COTTONWOOD-AM FORK AREA: USGS PROF PAPER 201 , P. 135

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, BS AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEP OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER III, P. 269

Reference (Deposit): MIN. RES. OF U.S. 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923

Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1955 - 1926, 1928 - 1931, 1937 - 1941, 1946, 1948, 1950 - 1951


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