The Rough and Ready is a lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,300 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 40.50889, -112.14194
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Rough and Ready MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rough and Ready
Secondary: Grand Cross
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF OPENINGS
Comment (Location): IN THE DUMPS
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION OF $10,000 TO 1885
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PA 38 , P. 253
Reference (Deposit): HUNTLEY, D. B., 1885 , TENTH CENSUS, U.S., V. 13 P. 416
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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