Carnation Mine

The Carnation Mine is a copper, zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,489 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: Carnation Mine
Secondary: Wilson Mine
Secondary: Wild Cat Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Utah
County: Juab

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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): MS THESIS

Reference (Deposit): 1977 CHRISTENSEN WJ FISH SPRINGS MINING DIST UNIV OF UTAH

Reference (Deposit): GEOL STUDIES V22 PT 1

Reference (Deposit): 1975 OLIVEIRA ME GEOL OF FISH SPRINGS MINING DIST BYU

Reference (Deposit): 1963 HEYL OXIDIZED ZN DEP OF UT USGS BULL 1135-B

Reference (Deposit): GEOL AND MIN SURVEY OPEN FILE RPT NO 22

Reference (Deposit): 1976 PERRY LI AND MCCARTHY BM LEAD AND ZINK IN UT UTAH

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