The Lakes of Killarney Mine is a silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,138 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,138 Feet (1,871 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.36944, -112.29806
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Lakes of Killarney Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lakes of Killarney Mine
Secondary: Nyanza Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: Southern Oquirrh Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: On West Flank Of Ophir Anticline; Between Lakes Of Killarney, And West Mercur Faults
Type: L
Description: Old Stopes Cut Off By Fault N30w, 55sw, Parallel To Lakes Of Killarney Fault 100 Yards To East
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SHIPMENTS AROUND 1932 AVERAGED 50 OZ AG, LITTLE AU
Analytical Data: ASSAYED UP TO 600 OZ. AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IN 1925, 1934 AND 1938, PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1912 MAY HAVE BEEN UP TO 250,000 DOLLARS, 1912-1932 ONLY FEW TONS OF SILVER ORE SHIPPED
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIA ALONG FISSURES TRENDING N 10-15 W, N 20 W AND N 50 W , ALLWITH STEEP EAST DIPS; ORE OCCURS AS JASPEROID
Comment (Workings): MOST OF WORKINGS IN UPPER LIMESTONE BED IN GREAT BLUE; TWO ADITS BOTH COLLAPSED, LOWER ONE HAS APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. OF WORKINGS, UPPER HAS ABOUT 500 FT. OF WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1934, 1939, MINERAL YEARBOOK.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS., UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION.
Reference (Production): USBM, 1925,; USGS, 1934, 1938,: GILLULY, J, 1932, P. 142
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