The Winamuck Mine 1867 is a gold, lead, silver, copper, and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,250 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.54306, -112.14500
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Winamuck Mine 1867 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Winamuck Mine 1867
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: 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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fracture (N 40 - 60 W, 45 - 70 Ne), Fault Planes (N 6 - 10 W, 80 Ne)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1872 : 34.98 % PB, 51.46 OZ AG. THREE ASSAYS FROM PIPES AVERAGE 5.9 % PB, 131.6 OZ AG, $.90 AU, 4.6 % CU, 13.9 % ZN.
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Cubanite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Clay
Comments
Comment (Location): INCLUDES NO. 112 , WINDLASS BUSHNELL, DAVIS, MOUNTAIN MAID, AND SAVAGE TUNNELS.
Comment (Production): TOTAL OUTPUT TO 1880 WAS $1,500,000
Comment (Deposit): ALONG CONTACT ZONE
Comment (Workings): SERIES OF ADITS AND A 400 FT INCLINE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE FOOTWALL OF THE ORE IS NORMAL QUARTZITE, THE HANGING WALL IS A MASSIVE GRAY-BLACK DRY FINE GRAINED SILICEOUS ROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 300
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1920, PT. 1, P. 303.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1927, PT. 1, P. 665.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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