The Douglas is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 8,350 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: 8,350 Feet (2,545 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.36083, -112.25083
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Douglas MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Douglas
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir District (Lion Hill)
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: On The Western Flank Of The Ophir Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR MONARCH GROUP
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS A POROUS QTZ WITH MINERALIZED CAVITIES
Comment (Production): SAID TO BE AT LEAST 1,000 TONS OF 100 - OUNCE ORE.
Comment (Deposit): RESEMBLES THE MONARCH ORES
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAVED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE IS ASSOCIATED WITH JASPEROIDS
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 382.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY,J., 1932, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS: USGS PROF. PAPER 173
Reference (Deposit): HUNTLEY, D. B., 1880 , TENTH CENSUS U. S., V. 13 , P. 451
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-24-1958
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