Brush Creek Mines

The Brush Creek Mines is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 8,179 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Brush Creek Mines

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Carbonate Dist.

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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Uinta Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chert

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS, ONE OF WHICH IS CAVED, THE OTHER ADIT IS 110 FT. LONG

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 , SW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SEC. 29

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT INFORMATION IS UNDETERMINABLE DUE TO CAVING OF ADIT

References

Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOL AND MIN. SURVEY 197

Reference (Deposit): PERRY AND MCCARTHY, 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 22

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