The Silver Shield is a silver and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,251 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.50639, -112.15000
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Silver Shield MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Shield
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: UPRIGHT, TABULAR MASSES OR SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone (N 30 - 45 E, 85 Nw) And Up To 4 Ft Wide.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1905 : 91 OZ AG, 47 % PB, 4 % CU, AND 2.5 OZ AU PER TON. AVERAGE VALUES ARE 41.5 % PB, 42 OZ AG, 3.5 % CU, $2.5 AU PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Location): CONSOLIDATED WITH BULLY BOY IN 1902. THE MINE IS NOW UNDER THE WASTE DUMPS.
Comment (Workings): A 1000 FT ADIT WITH A 110 FT SHAFT CONNECTING TWO OTHER LEVELS 200 AND 300 FT LONG.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE FRACTURE ZONE CONTAINS BRECCIATED QUARTZITE, BARREN BLACK GOUGE, AND ALTERED AND CRUSHED PORPHYRY MONZONITE. THIS IN TURN CONTAINS PAY STREAKS OF SILVER AND GALENA.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 38 , P. 246
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1918-1921.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1926.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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