Alta United Mines Co

The Alta United Mines Co is a lead, silver, tungsten, and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 8,750 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Alta United Mines Co
Secondary: Emma Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake

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: Federal Lease

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains

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Reference (Deposit): LEMMON DM UNPUBLISHED DATA

Reference (Deposit): 1962 LEMMON DM AND TWETO OL TUNGSTEN IN THE US USGS MAP MR25

Reference (Deposit): 1943 CALKINS FC AND BUTLER BS USGS PROF PAPER 201

Reference (Deposit): 1916-1926 USBM MIN RES

Reference (Deposit): 1944 CRAWFORD AL AND BURANEK AM UTAH UNIV ENG EXP STA BULL

Reference (Deposit): 24

Reference (Deposit): 1958 SHARP BJ GSA BULL VOL 69 P1415-1430

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