The Broad Gauge Mine is a lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 40.55167, -112.14167
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Broad Gauge Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Broad Gauge Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1905 , 8 - 300 OZ/TON PB, LOW IN GOLD AND SILVER.
Materials
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Selenite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IN QUARTZITE NEAR CONTACT WITH PORPHYRY
Comment (Production): NO QUANT. DATA
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 500 FT TUNNEL, 90 FT INCLINES, SHORT DRIFTS, A RAISE, AND A SHORT LOWER TUNNEL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE OCCURS IN A ZONE OF CRUSHED QUARTZITE
Comment (Location): MINE IS NOW UNDERNEATH THE WASTE DUMPS OF THE OPEN PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 307
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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