The Tiewaukee is a silver and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,951 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.54139, -112.14556
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Tiewaukee MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tiewaukee
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR SHOOTS, SINOUS PIPES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Planes (N 30 - 42 E, 20 - 70 Nw)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Ore Near Surface
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $17 AU, 33 % FE FROM MIDDLE TUNNEL.
Analytical Data: 102 OZ AG, 22 % PB, 12 % ZN FROM A WINZE
Analytical Data: 1880 : ASSAY OF 95 OZ AG, 40 % PB, AND $12 AU. 1905 : ASSAY 60 OZ AG, 40 - 50 % PB FROM NO. 2 LODE
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE WALLS OF THE ORE BODIES ARE EITHER NORMAL QUARTZITE, CRUSHED QUARTZITE, OR BLACK SHALE.
Comment (Location): MINE MAY BE STILL INTACT, BUT IT CAN BE DUG UP BY THE OPEN PIT. INCLUDES IN 1885 THE TILDEN, GEORGE, ELY, SURPRISE, AND LORENZO CLAIMS.
Comment (Production): 360 TONS EXTRACTED IN 1880
Comment (Workings): A 210 FT ADIT WITH DRIFTS, WINZES, STOPES, AND AN INCLINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 305
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1924, PT. 1, P. 496.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTLEY, D.B., 1885 , MINING INDUSTRIES OF UTAH: TENTH CENSUS, U.S., V. 13 , P. 411
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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