The Red Wing Extension is a silver and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,152 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.54222, -112.15139
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Red Wing Extension MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Wing Extension
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham 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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VERTICAL PENCIL SHAPE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Black Ls Beds (N 20 - 40 E, 25 - 50 Nw)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1905 : 45 % PB, 15 OZ AG, TRACE CU PER TON
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): CONSOLIDATED WITH HIGHLAND BOY CONSOLIDATED AS THE UTAH-APEX. THE MINE IS NOW UNDER THE WASTE DUMPS.
Comment (Workings): THREE TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE COUNTRY ROCKS CONSIST OF FROM TOP OF BEDS TO BOTTOM: SLICKENSIDED BLACK LIMESTONE, GRAY CALCAREOUS QUARTZITE ( 1 FT. ), SEAM OF GALENA AND PYRITE ( 1/8 IN. ), BLACK SILICEOUS LS ( 16 FT. ), GRAY SILICEOUS LS ( 1.5 FT ), CRUSHED GRAY SILICEOUS LS ( 12 FT. ).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 298
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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