The Success Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.14417, -113.78556
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Success Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Success Mine
Secondary: Ida Lull
Secondary: Bamberger Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Clark Wilson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Considerable Post Vein Movement, Vein Cut By Ew Fault With Portion Of Vein Undiscovered.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Complete At Surface
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1920: .06 OZ AU, 32.3 OZ AG, 1.55% CU, 8.96% PB.
Materials
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tennantite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): OTHER MINERALS PRESENT: COPPER PITCH, MALACHITE, CHRYSOCOLLA, SCORODITE, CHALCOPYRITE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SPOTTY LOW-GRADE OCCURRENCES REMAIN IN MINE.
Comment (Production): IN 1926 AND 1927 SMALLER AMOUNTS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED, BUT THE AMOUNTS AND GRADE ARE UNKNOWN.
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Deposit): LOCAL SPHALERITE CONCENTRATIONS, DIP IS 30-45 DEGREES W, STRIKE N35-45W
Comment (Deposit): ADIT ALONG 4-10 FT WIDE JASPEROID IS FOUND 1500 FT S44W OF PORTAL. ADIT IS STRAIGHT AND 60 FT LONG. JASPEROID ZONE TRENDS N25W AND EXTENDS ANOTHER 150 FT TO THE NORTH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 4 OTHER SRC
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: ORE GRADES; SULPHIDES/QUARTZ RATIOS VARY
Comment (Workings): USGS 7 1/2 MINUTE QUAD INDICATES 2 SHAFTS 3 LARGER DECLINES, 3 SMALLER DECLINES AND SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS.
Comment (Geology): WALL ROCK THOROUGHLY CRUSHED AND ALTERED.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935, P. 125
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 145
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS REPORT
Reference (Deposit): FL-SHATOURY, H.M. AND J.A. WHELAN 1970 MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DIST., UTAH: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 83, P. 28
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 145
Reference (Deposit): 1981 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL SURV. MINE EXTENSION
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH: USGS PP 177, P. 145
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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