| Deposit ID | 10042156 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058527 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Centennial Eureka Mine |
| Related records | 10055194 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.12246, 39.94384 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Relative position | 1700 FT N 45 W OF EUREKA PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 003W | 24 | NE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Result | EQUAL VALUES AT 1912 PRICE IN AU, AG, CU |
|---|
| (1) | -112.12246, 39.94384 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Easterly Cross Breaks |
| General form | OTHER |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 W |
| Dip | 75 |
| Plunge direction | SW |
| Width | 38.1M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 457.2M |
| General form | OTHER |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sharon Steel Corp. |
| Home office | Miami, Fl. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 695.25M |
| Overall length | 32186M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058527 |
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.H., 1919.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIMENSIONS ARE FOR CALIFORNIA PIPE OR COLUMN, BEST IN MINE |
| Deposit | A RICH DEPOSIT IN ITS TIME ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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