The Bullion Beck and Champion is a silver and lead mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,362 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: 6,362 Feet (1,939 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.95, -112.12417
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Bullion Beck and Champion MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullion Beck and Champion
Secondary: Champion
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining, And Mining Co.
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: LENSES OR PODS AND CHIMNEYS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Beck Fault Trend S 70 W With 1,800 Ft Of Displacement. Beds Strike A Few Degrees North And Dip 70 - 80 E.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES CONNECTS WITH THE GEMINI TO THE NORTH AND THE EUREKA HILL MINE TO THE SOUTHEAST.
Comment (Workings): A 1,300 FT SHAFT WITH A 200 FT WINZE AT THE BOTTOM.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W AND LOUGHLIN, GF, 1919 , GEOL AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 191 - 192
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, AV, 1963 , OXIDIZED ZN DEP OF UTAH: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. 73
Reference (Deposit): TOWERS, G. W. AND SMITH, G. O., 1899 , GEOL. AND MINING IND. OF TINTIC DIST.: USGS 19TH ANN. REPT., PT. 3 - F, P.727 .
Reference (Deposit): 5) COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL. OF E. TINTIC MTNS. AND ORE DEP. OF TINTIC MINING DIST.: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL. 3 .
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