The Norman Tintic Group is a mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,925 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
Elevation: 5,925 Feet (1,806 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.02667, -112.05833
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Norman Tintic Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Norman Tintic Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: North Tintic District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Norman Tintic Fault; N-S Trending Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO MAIN WORKING IN GROUP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Workings): EIGHT ADITS AND SIX SMALL PROSPECT PITS OR CUTS, THE ADIT PRINTED ON THE TOPO. SHEET IS THE MAIN WORKING AND IS 165 YD LONG
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
Reference (Deposit): PROCTOR, P.D., 1956, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ALLENS RANCH QUAD: USGS MAP MF 45.
Reference (Deposit): RIGBY, J.K., 1952, GEOLGOY OF THE SELMA HILLS, UTAH CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 456.
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