The Silver Glance Lake Se Adits is a silver, copper, molybdenum, and lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,281 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
Elevation: 9,281 Feet (2,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.54278, -111.63472
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Silver Glance Lake Se Adits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Glance Lake Se Adits
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Bismuth
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Silver Lake 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FROM DUMP - TRACES OF CU, BI, MO, PB.
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF GOUGE - TRACE OF CU AND PB
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ACROSS SPECTTBED LAYER - TRACES OF AG, CU, MO, PB
Analytical Data: UPPER ADIT: AT FACE - TRACES OF CU AND PB
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
Comment (Workings): UPPER ADIT IS 473 FT. LONG, LOWER ADIT IS CAVED
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 91.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
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