Fish Springs District

The Fish Springs District is a lead and silver mine located in Juab county, Utah.

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

Name: Fish Springs District  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.8542, -113.45830

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Fish Springs District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fish Springs District


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: FISH SPRINGS DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: REPLACEMENT AND VEIN/SHEAR ZONE
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1891
Discovery Year: 1891
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: BASIN AND RANGE BLOCK FAULTING

Type: L
Description: A NORTH TO NORTHEAST ANTICLINE. LOW ANGLE NORMAL FAULTS TRENDING N-S, DIPPING 30 - 35 WITH 2,500 TO 3,000 FT DISPLACEMENTS. SMALL E-W HIGH ANGLE FAULTS.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: THREE TYPES OF SURFACE ALTERATION: LIMONITIC, SILICIFIED, AND MARBLE ZONES.


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., AND OTHERS , 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111 , P. 465 - 469 .

Reference (Deposit): OLIVEIRA, M. E., 1975 , GEOLOGY OF THE FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, FISH SPRINGS RANGE, UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV GEOL STUDIES VOL 22 , PT 1 , P. 69 - 105

Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U. S., PART 2 . UTAH: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. 78 - 80 .

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV BULL 110 , P. 28.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN RES 1916 , PT 1 , P 439 ; 1918 , 1919 , 1921 - 1928 , 1931 , 1935 , 1938 - 1941 , 1943 , 1947 , 1950.

Reference (Deposit): CHRISTIANSEN, W. J., 1977 , GEOLOGY OF THE FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: MS THESIS, UNIV OF UTAH.

Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. AND MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 176-194.


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