Alpine Galena Mine

The Alpine Galena Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,961 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: Alpine Galena Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation: 5,961 Feet (1,817 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.47528, -111.74111

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Alpine Galena Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alpine Galena Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Alpine District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Production

Not available


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: Wasatch Fault Zone

Type: L
Description: Thrust Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.2 OZ/TON AG


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BOX ELDER CANYON, NEAR THE MOUTH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Comment (Deposit): BEDDING PLANE FOLLOWED DOWN ABOUT 50 FEET TO A SMALL BODY OF LEACHED REPLACEMENT QUARTZ ORIGINALLY PYRITIC

Comment (Workings): A DUMP IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE WORKINGS

Comment (Production): LEAD AND SILVER ORE


References

Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES PART 2, UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 1135-B, PG. B67-B68

Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., AND L.L. PATTEN, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND, SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 67-68.

Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A. AND M.D. CRITTENDEN, JR., 1961, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TIMPANOGOS CAVE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-132.

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 111, P. 284.

Reference (Production): HEYL, A.V., 1963, P. 67-68.


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