The Rock Springs Lead is a lead mine located in Kane county, Utah at an elevation of 5,725 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
Elevation: 5,725 Feet (1,745 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 37.48333, -111.98750
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Rock Springs Lead MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rock Springs Lead
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Kane
District: Cannonville Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Byron Davies
Owner Name: Byron Davies
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tropic Amphitheater
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES-PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): N 1/2 SE
Comment (Workings): AN ARRASTRE WAS USED TO SEPARATE LEAD MINERALS FROM SANDSTONE. (MAP OF WORKINGS ON BACK PAGE)
References
Reference (Production): THIS REVIEW
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