The Little Brush Creek Prospects is a lead mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 40.72583, -109.51139
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Little Brush Creek Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Brush Creek Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Carbonate District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 135 FT TUNNEL AND 111 FT OF DRIFTS.
Comment (Geology): THE PROSPECTS LIE ON THE CREST OF A SOUTHEAST PLUNGING ANTICLINAL NOSE
References
Reference (Deposit): PRUITT, R.G., JR, 1961 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF UINTAH CO: UGMS BULL 71 , P. 90
Reference (Deposit): KINNEY, D.M., 1955 , GEOL OF THE UINTA RIVER - BRUSH CREEK AREA: USGS BULL 1007 , P. 161
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