Evans Mine

The Evans Mine is a lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,519 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: Evans Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,519 Feet (1,987 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 40.23694, -113.85639

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Evans Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Evans Mine
Secondary: Royal Tunnel
Secondary: Lookout, Wedge Fraction No. 2, Delmonte and Durham Patented Claims


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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

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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Ochre Mountain Thrust


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marbleization


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Barite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS: THE WESTERN ADIT IS ON THE CREON CLAIM AND THE EASTERN ADIT IS ON THE MONSTER CLAIM. THE CREON ADIT IS CAVED TO WITHIN 10 FT. OF THE PORTAL; THE MONSTER ADIT IS 31 FT. LONG


References

Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF PA 177.

Reference (Deposit): USBLM, 1980, MINERAL SURVEY NO. 5329, UTAH STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.


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