The Old Channel is a gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.54028, -112.14861
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Old Channel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Channel
Secondary: Clays Bar
Commodity
Primary: 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
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): PART OF THE BINGHAM OPEN PIT MINE.
Comment (Production): $175,000
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ORE BEARING CHANNEL LIES 10 TO 20 FT BELOW THE PRESENT CREEK LEVEL.
Comment (Deposit): INCLUDES CLAY'S RIM AND CLAY'S BENCH
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38, P. 356-358.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-01-1958
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