Peruxian Mine

Past Producer in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021041
MRDS ID DC14747
Record type Site
Current site name Peruxian Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.64578, 40.57188 (WGS84)
Elevation 2896
Relative position 2,600 FT N 54 W OF MOUNT BALDY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salt Lake(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dromedary Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 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 Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003S 003E 07 NE OF NE OF SE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Analytical data

Result 700 TONS OF ORE AVERAGED 1.24 DOLLARS/TON AU, 6.76 OZ./TON AG AND 14.43% PB
Result A FEW TONS ASSAYED 6 DOLLARS/TON AU, 40-60 OZ/TON AG AND 40-70% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Ophir;Maxfield Limestone
    Rock description Ophir;Maxfield Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.64578, 40.57188

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Near Axis Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ne Trending Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Little Cottonwood (Alta) District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1919
    Period 1911-1919
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.24 Dollars/Ton Au, 6.76 Oz/Ton Ag, 14.43% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 14wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 191g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 213.36M

Comments on the workings information

  • LENGTH OF WORKINGS IS AS OF 1880

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT OF BRECCIATED LIMESTONE ALONG NE FISSURE IN LIMESTONE MBR. OF OPHIR AND MAXFIELD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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