The Chicago Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 8,862 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,862 Feet (2,701 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.38417, -112.26583
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Chicago Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chicago Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U. V. Industries
Home Office: 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111
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: M
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: PIPE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Oquirrh Mtns.
Type: L
Description: Close To Axis Of Ophir Anticline, Near Prominent Rhyolite Porphyry Dike
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
Analytical Data: ALL ORES-UP TO 50 CENTS PER TON AU
Analytical Data: SULPHIDES 30% ZN, 14% PB, 8-10% AG/TON
Analytical Data: COPPER CARBONATE ORES-22% CU
Analytical Data: ZINC CARBONATE ORE-40% ZN, 44% MAX., 1% CU, 2 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: LEAD CARBONATE ORE-21 TO 22% PB, MAX. 40%, 18-19% AG, 4-6% ZN, 22% FE
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Aurichalcite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Calamine
Ore: Hydrozincite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Cuprite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Andradite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONTROLLED BY FISSURES, VERY LITTLE EFFECT FROM BEDDING
Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): HIDDEN TREASURE, CHICAGO, SACRAMENTO AND CLIFF MINES WERE CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE UNIT BY 1918. PRINCIPAL CLAIMS ARE HIDDEN TREASURE AMENDED, COLUMBIA, CHICAGO NO. 2, SACRAMENTO, RED PINE, ANNA, SUMMIT AND HERCULES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 378-379.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 144-146
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