Eureka Leasing & Mining Group

Past Producer in Juab county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087483
MRDS ID D007528
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka Leasing & Mining Group
Alternate or previous names Freddie Lode, Syndicate Tunnel & Blackett Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.80717, 39.82745 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position BETWEEN BEAR CANYON & DRY CANYON & POLE CANYON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juab(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mona(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nephi(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Price(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Juab

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 011S 001E 27 SW OF NE OF SE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE SIMILAR TO EVA MINE, NO MINERALIZATION WAS FOUND EITHER IN PLACE OR ON DUMP OF THE S. ADIT & AREA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Teutonic Limestone
    Rock description Teutonic Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.80717, 39.82745

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Basin & Range
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nebo Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR VEIN
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 60.96M
    Width 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE LIMESTONE IS UNDERLAIN BY A COAL BLACK CARBONACEOUS & PHOSPHATIC BED THAT CONTAINS 10-15% PENTOXIDE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nebo District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES UNKNOWN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 60.96M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL ADITS & PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EARDLEY, A.J., 1933, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE S. WASATCH MTNS, UT: REPRINT FROM MICHIGAN ACA. OF SCIENCE & ARTS & LETTERS, V. 18, 1932

  • Deposit

    EARDLEY, A.J., 1934, STRUCTURE & PHYSOG. OF THE S. WASATCH MTNS, UT: REPRINT FROM PAPERS OF MICH. ACAD. OF SCI. & ARTS & LETTERS, V. 19, 1933.

  • Deposit

    BRADY, M.J., 1965, THRUSTING IN THE S. WASATCH MTNS., UT: IN, BYU GEOL. STUDIES V. 12, P. 3-55.

  • Deposit

    BLACK, B.A., 1965, NEBO OVERTHRUST, S. WASATCH MTNS, UT: IN BYU GEOL. STUDIES V. 12, P. 55-91.

  • Production

    EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE SOUTHERN MOST ADIT ENTERS INTO A BROAD ROOM WITH SEVERAL PILLARS & ROOM MEASURES APPROX. 100 FT. BY 50 FT. WIDE BY 50 FT. HIGH. A HAULAGE TUNNEL CONNECTS THE END OF THE ROOM AND LEADS NORTH ABOUT 75 FT. (BLACKETT TUNNEL) ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Everts, Michael L. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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