The Old Jordan Mine 1863 is a silver and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,251 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.51, -112.15083
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Old Jordan Mine 1863 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Jordan Mine 1863
Secondary: U.S. Mining Co. 1899
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining, And Mining Co.
Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1870
Discovery Year: 1863
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR PARALLEL BEDDING OR VERTICAL ALONG FISSURES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Jordan Ls (N-S, N 30 - 55 E, 45 Nw), Fractures (N 30 - 50 E, N 30 - 60 W), Roll Fault (N 40 W, 40 Sw, 275 Ft Displc.), Other Faults (N 30 - 45 E, 75 - 85 E; N 36 - 75 W, N & S Dip)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1905 : 65 % PB, 25 OZ AG, $2.20 AU IN THE LIONS DEN ORE BODY. AVERAGE: 2 - 3 % CU, 12 - 20 CENTS AU, 3 - 5 OZ AG.
Materials
Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcanthite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Workings): CHIEF LEVELS OF THE MINE ARE: NO. 1 TUNNEL, DELIA B OR MILL TUNNEL, UTAH TUNNEL, 400 FT LEVEL AND THE 500 FT. LEVEL. TOTAL LENGTH OF WORKINGS INCLUDING THE NIAGARA AND TELEGRAPH MINE EXCEEDS 15 MILES.
Comment (Location): CLAIMS INCLUDE: JORDAN, GALENA, AMERICAN FLAG, LITTLE MATTIE, EXCELSIOR, EXCELSIOR NO. 2, AND STEAMBOAT. THE MINE TODAY IS UNDERNEATH THE WASTE DUMPS.
Comment (Commodity): THE CUPRIFEROUS PYRITE IS EVEN FINE GRAINED AND MASSIVE.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION TO 1900 TOTALED $12,000,000 .
Comment (Development): THE U.S. MINING CO OF 1899 TOOK CONTROL OF THE OLD JORDAN, GALENA (INCLUDING THE NORTHERN LIGHT, ORPHAN BOY, LIVE PINE, ETC.), UTAH, NIAGARA, SPANISH, AND OLD TELEGRAPH MINES.
Comment (Geology): THE LIMESTONE ARE BANDED WHITE AND GRAY. QUARTZITE UNDERLIES THE LS AND MONZONITE CUTS BOTH THE LS AND QUARTZITE.
Comment (Deposit): ANALYSIS OF LIMESTONE FROM EMMA WEST DRIFT GIVES: GRAY LS: 12.5 % SIO2, 1.99 % AL2O3, 3.66 % MGO, 48.34 % CAO, 4.31 % H2O, 28.06 % CO2, 0.56 % P2O5; WHITE LS: 50.41 % SIO2, 0.80 % AL2O3, 24.57 % MGO, 9.74 % CAO, 11.81 % H2O, 1.61 % CO2, 0.15 % P2O5.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP TOOKER, ROBERTS, MOORE, USGS PROF PA 629AB
Reference (Production): USBM MIN. RES 1916 - 1920
Reference (Deposit): ALL WORKS DONE BY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Reference (Deposit): 1920 COMPILE BUTLER, B.S., USGS PROF PA 111
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 213-D, 1902, P. 108.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 260, 1904, P. 239
Reference (Deposit): 3A) UTAH G & MS BULL. 82, 1969, P. 211
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
Reference (Deposit): 1885 OTHER HUNTLEY, D.B., TENTH CENSUS, U.S., V. 13
Reference (Deposit): 1905 COMPILE BOUTWELL, J.M., USGS PROF PA. 38
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