The Erie Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,250 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.53722, -112.15639
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Erie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Erie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: 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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fissure (N 20 E - S 20 W, Vertical)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): THREE TUNNELS: UPPER - 100 FT, MIDDLE - 80 FT, LOWER - 275 FT.
Comment (Geology): THE FISSURE CUTS A SUCCESSION OF QUARTZITE AND INTERBEDDED CALCAREOUS CARBONACEOUS SHALES. THE MINE IS CLOSE TO THE AXIS OF THE BINGHAM SYNCLINE.
Comment (Deposit): SHOOTS IN QUARTZITE ARE UP TO 3 FT WIDE, IN SHALE UP TO 12 FT WIDE.
Comment (Location): BOUGHT BY THE OHIO COPPER CO. IN 1903 . THE MINE TODAY IS UNDERNEATH THE WASTE DUMPS OF THE BINGHAM OPEN PIT MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 294
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-25-1958
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