The Hidden Treasure Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 8,140 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,140 Feet (2,481 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.38833, -112.27111
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Hidden Treasure Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Treasure Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
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
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN THE EARLY DAYS, ORE ASSAYED 15-40 OZ. AG AND 20-50 PERCENT PB. AROUND 1932 LEAD CARBONATE ORE AVERAGED 21-22 PERCENT PB WITH 40 PERCENTMAX., AG AVERAGED 18-19 OZ./TON, ZN 4 TO 6 PERCENT AND IRON 22 PERCENT. THE ZINC CARBONATE ORES AVERAGED 40 PERCENT ZN WITH 44 PERCENT MAXIMUM, 1 PERCENT CU AND 2 OZ/TON AG. THE COPPER CARBONATE ORES ASSAYED 22 PERCENT CU. THE SULPHIDE ORES ASSAYED 30 PERCENT ZN, 14 PERCENT PB, 8-10 OZ./TON AG. UP TO 50 CENTS IN GOLD PER TON MAY OCCUR IN ANY OF THE ORES
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Aurichalcite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Calamine
Ore: Hydrozincite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Andradite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1980 EDITION
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF HIDDEN TREASURE, CHICAGO, CLIFF AND SACRAMENTO OVER 3,000,000 DOLLARS
Comment (Deposit): ORE DEPOSITS ALONG HIDDEN TREASURE EAST AND WEST SIDE SHOOTS WHICH START BELOW BASAL SHALE OF DESERET LIMESTONE AND DIVERGE NORTHWARD UNTIL THEY ARE 300 FT. APART
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
References
Reference (Deposit): MITCHELL, H.G., 1925, A GEOLOGICAL REPORT ON THE DRY CANYON DIVISION OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: THESIS STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 378-379
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES-PART 2, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 61.
Reference (Deposit): BISSELL, H.J. (ED.), 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN OQUIRRH MTNS. AND FIVEMILE PASS NORTHERN BOULTER MOUNTAIN AREA, TOOELE AND UTAH COUNTIES, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH NO. 14, P. 222.
Reference (Production): USBM, 1927-1953, MINERAL YEARBOOK
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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