Eureka Standard Mine

The Eureka Standard Mine is a mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,768 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Eureka Standard Mine

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Tintic District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Amax Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1928
Discovery Year: 1927
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Jasper
Unknown: Krennerite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Proustite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Enargite
Unknown: Hessite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Calaverite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Sylvanite
Unknown: Covellite

Comments

Comment (Geology): ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A8: LUZONITE - A SULFOSALT ORE TONNAGES DETERMINED BY FIELD EVALUATOR

References

Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH MR. HAL MORRIS (U.S.G.S.)

Reference (Deposit): UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK #12,(1957),P.P. 120-121

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