The Blaine Tunnel is a lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,900 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 40.52722, -112.13194
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Blaine Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blaine Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Lead
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Country Rock (N 10 E, 30 Nw)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NO MINERAL WAS SEEN BY BOUTWELL
Comment (Location): TUNNEL IS NOW UNDER THE WASTE DUMP OF THE OPEN PIT
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL IS 325 FT IN SW, 80 FT NW
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38 P. 314
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-26-1958
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