Silver Creek North Mine

The Silver Creek North Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 8,619 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

Name: Silver Creek North Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation: 8,619 Feet (2,627 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 40.51917, -111.66472

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Silver Creek North Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Creek North Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth


Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Silver Lake District


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LOWER ADIT DUMP: .02 OZ/TON AU, 2 OZ./TON AG, .01% BI, 4.74% PB
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE: 2.5 OZ/TON AG, 2.62% PB
Analytical Data: VEIN ABOVE PORTAL OF UPPER ADIT: 4.6 OZ/TON AG, 13.4% PB, .82% ZN
Analytical Data: TRENCH NW: .7 OZ./TON AG
Analytical Data: IN TRENCH SW: 2.2 OZ./TON AG, .05% CU, 8.1% PB
Analytical Data: IN TRENCH SE, 5.7 OZ. AG/TON, 10.7% PB


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Workings): TWO COLLAPSED ADITS AND ONE TRENCH

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY ON SAME VEIN SYSTEM AS THE ONTARIO MINE


References

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.

Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 89-90.


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