The Utah Group is a silver and lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 7,320 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,320 Feet (2,231 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.94, -112.09889
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Utah Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Utah Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Tintic District
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
Form: FLAT SHOOT
Structure
Type: L
Description: Pine Canyon Fault (Ne), Beds Strike North And Dip 45 E; The Mine Is On The West Limb Of The Tintic Syncline; Fractures Trend N, N 15 E, N 30 W, And East.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): MIN. RES. OF THE U.S.: (1916)-(1919)
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL 3
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 230 - 1
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 09-25-1962
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