The Tip Top Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,719 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.45861, -112.33972
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Tip Top Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tip Top Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Rush Valley District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Anaconda Co.
Home Office: C/O Carr Fork Project, P.O. Box 238, Tooele, Ut. 84074
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: Oquirrh Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: District Is Between Ophir Anticline To West And Pole Canyon Syncline To East
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Occurred To 700 Ft. Level
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 12% PB, .25% CU, 4 OZ./TON AG, 80 CENTS/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): NOTABLE PRODUCTION 1924 TO 1927, 300,000 DOLLARS
Comment (Development): ENERGETIC DEVELOPMENT BY STOCKTON LEAD CO. AROUND 1932; TIP TOP INCLUDES CYCLONE CLAIM
Comment (Workings): LENGTH OF WORKINGS EXCLUSIVE OF STOPES, ACCESS IN 1932 THROUGH HONORINE MINE CROSSCUT 400 FT TO TIP TOP
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Deposit): TWO ORE SHOOTS, PRINCIPAL ONE OCCURS AT INTERSECTION OF BEDDING ROLL IN GALENA KING BED AND A FISSURE. OTHER SHOOT IS 250 FT. EAST. SHOOTS EXTEND FROM AT LEAST 900 LEVEL POSSIBLY TO NEAR SURFACE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA., P. 164-165.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 364, 368.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1925, MINERAL YEARBOOK OF THE UNITED STATES.
Reference (Production): GILLULY, J., P. 164.
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