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Old Pluhek Mines

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012110
MRDS ID D007499
Record type Site
Current site name Old Pluhek Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.22829, 39.49384 (WGS84)
Elevation 1682
Relative position 4 MILES EAST OF LEAMINGTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Millard(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fool Creek Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Delta(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)

Federal lands

Fishlake National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Juab

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 015S 003W 19,30,31 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SEVERAL SHAFTS AND ADITS IN SECTIONS 19, 30 AND 31 OF T15S AND R3W

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.22829, 39.49384
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Basin & Range
Type of structure Local
Structure description Local Normal Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike N30E
    Dip 60NW
    Thickness 152.4M
    Length 304.8M
    Width 152.4M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 45.72M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Leamington

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 304.8M
    Overall depth 45.72M
    Overall length 457.2M
    Overall width 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 ADITS AVERAGE 500 FT, 5 SHAFTS THAT ARE CONNECTING ADITS, AVERAGE 150 FT DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT GEOL. & MIN SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION

  • Production

    EVERTS, M.L., 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Everts, Michael L. Bureau of Land Management

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