The Boss Tweed Mine is a copper and bismuth mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Bismuth
Lat, Long: 39.92333, -112.10306
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Boss Tweed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boss Tweed Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
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: Prospect
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: Fracture System Trending N-S And N 35 E
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Complete Oxidation To A Depth Of 100 Ft
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1919: 5 - 40 % BI
Materials
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Bismutite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): TOWER, GW, AND SMITH, GO, 1899 , GEOL & MINING IND. OF TINTIC DIST: USGS 19TH ANN. REPT., PT 3 - F, P. 754 - 5
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W AND LOUGHLIN, GF, 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 149
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-07-1958
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