Lakes of Killarney Mine

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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Mine Info

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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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