The Minnie Tunnel is a copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,349 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,349 Feet (2,240 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.52083, -112.16972
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Minnie Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minnie Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: 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: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults (N 20 E With 5 - 8 Ft Displacements)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marblized Limestone
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS DUG UP BY THE OPEN PIT
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF BASAL BEDS OF LS
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL AND TWO INCLINES FOLLOWING THE CONTACT OF LIMESTONE WITH THE QUARTZITE FOOTWALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 272
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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