Silver Lake Ne Adits No.2

The Silver Lake Ne Adits No.2 is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 8,501 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 Lake Ne Adits No.2  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 40.52694, -111.65750

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Silver Lake Ne Adits No.2 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Lake Ne Adits No.2


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: EAST WORKINGS DUMP SAMPLE-.2 OZ./TON AG.
Analytical Data: NORTHWEST WORKINGS,DUMP SAMPLE-TRACE OF CU, MO, PB
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE-TRACE AG, CU, MO, PB
Analytical Data: 9.15% PB
Analytical Data: RIGHT WALL-2.9 OZ./TON AG
Analytical Data: 48% PB
Analytical Data: SOUTH WORKING, LOWER ADIT RIGHT WALL-.7 OZ. /TON AG
Analytical Data: 2.2% PB
Analytical Data: .01% BI
Analytical Data: SOUTH WORKING, UPPER ADIT-1.7 OZ/TON AG


Materials

Not available


Comments

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

Comment (Workings): FOUR ADITS AND ONE TRENCH

Comment (Deposit): SOUTH WORKINGS, UPPER ADIT EXPLORES VEIN WITH STEEP NORTHWESTWARD DIP IN TINTIC QUARTZITE POSSIBLY SAME VEIN AS IN THE MILKMAID. EAST WORKINGS EXPLORE A QUARTZ VEIN FILLED FAULT ZONE.


References

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. 92-93.

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


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