The Brooklyn is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 8,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.39472, -112.27250
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Brooklyn MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brooklyn
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir District (Dry Canyon)
Land Status
Not available
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS AND MASSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Beds (N 35 W, 20 - 25 Ne), Many Fissures And Fault Cut The Limestone. Mine Is On The East Flank Of The Ophir Anticline.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: All Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVE: 11 % PB, 4 % CU, 6 OZ/TON AG, $1.3/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Production): PROD. 1916, 1920, IN 1925-$40,000; AVG. TENOR OF ORE SINCE 1910 11% PB, 4% CU, 6 OZ. AG, AND ABOUT $1.30 IN AU TO TON
Comment (Workings): MORE THAN 1,000 FT OF WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ORE OCCURS IN A HORIZON OF HARD, FINE GRAINED LIMESTONE.
Comment (Deposit): TWO PRODUCTIVE BEDS
References
Reference (Deposit): MITCHELL, H.G., 1925, MS THESIS STANFORD UNIV.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY,J., 1932, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS: USGS PROF. PAPER 173, P. 151-152.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1916; 1920
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