The Great Western Mine is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 8,251 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,251 Feet (2,515 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.41083, -112.34111
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Great Western Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Great Western Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Ohio Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Victory Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Dome
Type: L
Description: Small Discontinuous Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitic, Argillic
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE #1 ASSAY: .010 % CU .20 % PB .011 % ZN 55 PPM MO .53 OZ/TON AG .005 OZ/TON AU SAMPLE #2 ASSAY: .008 % CU .043 % PB .007 % ZN 48 PPM MO .26 OZ/TON AG .008 OZ/TON AU SAMPLE #3 ASSAY: .008 % CU .14 % PB .009 % ZN 163 PPM MO .56 OZ/TON AG .008 OZ/TON AU SAMPLE #4 ASSAY: .009 % CU .058 % PB .099 % ZN 33 PPM MO .18 OZ/TON AG .002 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ANY ECONOMIC POTENTIAL HERE WILL BE FOUND IN THE PACKARD ADIT OF THE GREAT WESTERN WORKINGS.
Comment (Location): NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 5
Comment (Deposit): MUCH OF THE MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG THE CONTACT OF THE QUARTZITE AND THE VOLCANICS, AND ALONG FAULTS
Comment (Workings): UPPER WORKINGS ARE CAVED AT THE PORTAL, THE LOWER PACKARD ADIT IS OPEN
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: 2 FOOT TO 4 FOOT CHIP SAMPLES IN QUARTZ VEIN, QUARTZITE, & TUFF
Reference (Deposit): EVANS, M. T., 1953 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT WESTERN MINE, MARYSVALE REGION, UTAH: COMPASS OF SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON, P. 102 - 108 .
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 41 - 44 .
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 , P. 68 .
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978
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