The Navajo Tunnel is a lead 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
Lat, Long: 40.53722, -112.15500
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Navajo Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Navajo Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
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: SMALL LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone; Beds (S 70 W, 12 Sw), The Mine Is On The Axis Of The Bingham Syncline.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1905 : 20 % PB, $3 - 4 AU PER TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): UNDER THE WASTE DUMPS
Comment (Workings): A 575 FT LOWER ADIT AND AN UNKNOWN LENGTH UPPER ADIT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE LOWER TUNNEL IS IN A FRACTURE ZONE IN HANGING WALL QUARTZITE. THE UPPER TUNNEL IS IN A CONTACT BETWEEN IMPURE LIMESTONE HANGING WALL AND A QUARTZITE FOOT WALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 295
Reference (Deposit): SWENSEN, A. J., 1975 , BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: GUIDEBOOK, SOC. OF ECON. GEOL, OCT 23 , PLATE I
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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