New Bullion Mine Southern Workings

The New Bullion Mine Southern Workings is a lead and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,841 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: New Bullion Mine Southern Workings  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 7,841 Feet (2,390 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 39.99861, -112.20667

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New Bullion Mine Southern Workings MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: New Bullion Mine Southern Workings
Secondary: Balhinch Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: North Tintic District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Front

Type: L
Description: New Bullion Fault, North Tintic Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PROBABLY FROM MAIN WORKINGS ON BOULTER PEAK QUAD. PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR THE WHOLE GROUP ARE LISTED IN THE BOULTER PEAK CRIB FILE

Comment (Workings): ONE SMALL PROSPECT AND ONE ADIT APRROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED FEET LONG.


References

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., (ED.), 1964. GEOL. OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, JUAB AND UTAH CO., UT.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., 1957. GEOL. OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITES OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 12

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919. GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 107.

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP MORRIS, H.T. BULL. 1142-

Reference (Production): MORRIS, H.T., 1964. GEOL. OF THE TINTIC JCT. QUAD.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L.


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