La Plata Claims

The La Plata Claims is a lead, copper, and silver mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,441 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: La Plata Claims  

State:  Utah

County:  Cache

Elevation: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 41.44472, -111.67861

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La Plata Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: La Plata Claims
Secondary: Sundown
Secondary: Sunrise
Secondary: Silver King
Secondary: Lead King


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Paradise


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: Reed Bullen


Production

Year: 1892
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^76 Percent Pb, 10 Oz. Ag


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Bear River Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO FIGURES AVAILABLE

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS E 1/2

Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS, TWO SHAFTS AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS ALL NOW COLLAPSED OR FLOODED


References

Reference (Production): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION OF THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH STATE UNIV. M.S. THESIS

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION IN THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH STATE UNIV. M.S. THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION OF THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY M.S. THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY OFR-22.

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.


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