The Petro is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.52611, -112.16778
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Petro MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Petro
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
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: BEDDED VEIN
Structure
Type: L
Description: Country Rx (N 60 W, 30 - 40 N), Fissure (N 50 - 60 W, Steep Sw).
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UNDER THE OPEN PIT WASTE DUMP
Comment (Workings): AN ADIT WITH DRIFTS CONNECTED WITH A RAISE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE COUNTRY ROCK IS A QUARTZITE WITH CALCAREOUS MEMBERS. THE CALCAREOUS MEMBERS VARIES FROM WHITE CALCAREOUS QUARTZITE TO A GRAY, IMPURE LIMESTONE AND A MOTTLED, CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE.
Comment (Deposit): THE ORE EITHER OCCURS IN THE FISSURE OR TAKES OUT INTO THE BEDDING IN THE FORM OF HALF LENSES.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 286
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 213-D, 1902, P. 108.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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