The Utah Metal Tunnel is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah.
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Utah Metal Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Utah Metal Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): WEST OF CARR FORK; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Production): FROM 160,000 TONS ORE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NEAR OCCIDENTAL FAULT
References
Reference (Deposit): UTAH G & MS BULL. 82, 1969, P. 211.
Reference (Deposit): MIN. RES. OF THE U.S. (1916)-(1920).
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-19-1971
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