The North Bingham Mine is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.58333, -112.15667
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North Bingham Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Bingham Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Extension
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Fissures, Fractures, Fault, And Folds
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dolomitization And Silicification
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONES ARE DARK GRAY, WEATHERING TO A LIGHT BLUISH GRAY, SMOOTH SURFACED, FINE-GRAINED AND LAMINATED. THIN BANDS OF QUARTZITES ARE SOMETIMES PRESENT. LENSE OF COARSE-GRAINED, WELL-ROUNDED QUARTZOSE SAND OR FINE-GRAINED SILT MAKES UP ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF THE ROCK. INTRAFORMATIONAL BRECCIA AND CONTORYED LAMINATIONS ARE COMMON.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT LIES NEAR THE BASE OF KIRKMAN FORMATION. THE HOSTROCKS ARE SHEARED AND ALTERED. MINERALIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY FISSURES AND FRACTURES. ORE MINERALS ARE INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT, CAVED AND INACCESSIBLE; SEVERAL OTHER SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)
References
Reference (Deposit): BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145P.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P. 38, 410P.
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