Apex Standard Number 2 Mine

The Apex Standard Number 2 Mine is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,866 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Apex Standard Number 2 Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
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: Chief Consolidated Mining Co.
Home Office: New York, Ny.

Owner Name: Sunshine Mining Co.
Home Office: Kellogg, Id.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Year Last Production: 1950
Discovery Year: 1924
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Small Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): HOT WATER ENCOUNTERED BELOW 1000 LEVEL THIS IS CENTER OF EAST TINTIC THERMAL AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): VERTICAL 2 COMPARTMENT SHAFT. AFTER REHABILITATION SINKING TO 1300 LEVEL IS PLANNED. PREVIOUSLY REHABILITATED IN 1960S.

Comment (Location): HILLS EAST OF EUREKA TOWNSITE, NORTH SIDE SILVER PASS CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Development): CURRENTLY REHABILITATING SHAFT, PLANNING TO SINK 400 FT. AND DRIVE TOWARD TINTIC STANDARD, THEN TO BURGIN

References

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.

Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SEPTEMBER 14, 1983 PAGE 10.

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OFTHE 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.

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