The Brush Creek Mines is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 8,186 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
Elevation: 8,186 Feet (2,495 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.8236, -109.58330
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Brush Creek Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brush Creek Mines
Secondary: Brush Creek Cave Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Carbonate 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SILVER (ARGENTIFEROUS) ORE FOUND IN GALENA
References
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GMS BULL 71 BY R.G. PRUITT PAGE 90 (1961)
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1007 BY D.M. KINNEY PAGE 161 (1955)
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