Centennial Eureka Mine

The Centennial Eureka Mine is a lead, silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,900 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Centennial Eureka Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic 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

Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co.

Owner Name: Sharon Steel Corp.
Home Office: Miami, Fl.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1870
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: OTHER

Form: OTHER

Structure

Type: L
Description: Easterly Cross Breaks

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Calcite, Sericite, Pyrite And Metals In Rhyolite

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: EQUAL VALUES AT 1912 PRICE IN AU, AG, CU

Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Enargite

Comments

Comment (Location): LONG OPEN STOPES EXTEND TOWARD EUREKA HILL MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Production): AN AVERAGE OF 100,000 TONS PER YEAR

Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS ARE FOR CALIFORNIA PIPE OR COLUMN, BEST IN MINE

Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT

Comment (Geology): BEDDING ROLLS TOWARD FLAT HERE AND IN MINES TO SOUTH AT AND BELOW 16-18 LEVELS

Comment (Deposit): A RICH DEPOSIT IN ITS TIME ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Production): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.H., 1919.

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.

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