| Deposit ID | 10102080 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12537 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Victoria Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | Eagle Mine ? |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11468, 39.94467 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2094 |
| Relative position | 1700 FT N 34 E 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 | 002W | 19 | SE OF NW OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AU-0.135 OZ/TON AVERAGE |
|---|---|
| Result | AU-0.218 OZ/TON IN SILICEOUS ORE |
| Result | AG-16.34 OZ/TON AVERAGE |
| Result | AG-13.23 OZ/TON IN SILICEOUS ORE |
| Result | PB-14.84% AVERAGE. |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Bluebell Dolomite |
| Rock description | Bluebell Dolomite |
| (1) | -112.11468, 39.94467 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast Cross Breaks |
| Plunge direction | N |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 182.88M |
| Depth to bottom | 396.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Length | 3218.6M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12537 |
TOWER, G.W. AND SMITH, G.O., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 19TH ANNUAL REPORT VOLUME III, PAGE 748
LINDGREN, W., AND LOUGHLIN, G.F. 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, P. 223
NEALE W.G., 1927, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOLUME XVII, NEW YORK, THE MINES HANDBOOK CO. P. 1492
MORRIS, H.T. 1968, THE MAIN TINTIC MINING DISTRICT IN RIDGE, J.D., EDITOR, GRATON SALES VOLUME, A.I.M.E. P. 1060
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DETAILED DESCRIPTION IN LINDGREN AND LOUGHLIN, 1919. SILICEOUS GOLD-SILVER ORE PREDOMINATES. |
| Deposit | ESTIMATED 1919 THAT PROPERTY PROBADLY PRODUCED $1 MILLION GROSS VALUE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1900S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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