The Ben Butler is a mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.5375, -112.15972
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Ben Butler MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ben Butler
Secondary: Butler-Liberal
Commodity
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: 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
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: Slip Planes (N 15 W - N 65 W), Fissure (N 50 - 65 W, Dip Sw) With Ore 1-2 Inches Thick
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bedrock Is Intensely Crushed And Fissured.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS NOW BENEATH THE OPEN PIT MINE DUMPS, ELEVATION IS OF THE ORIGINAL PORTAL, CONSOLIDATION WITH LIBERAL MINE OCCURRED IN 1903.
Comment (Commodity): SOME LEAD CARBONATE IN GOUGE.
Comment (Geology): THE COUNTRY ROCK IS AN INTERBEDDED QUARTZITE, CALCAREOUS QUARTZITE, AND BLACK CALCAREOUS SHALE.
Comment (Production): NO QUANT. DATA
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 294
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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