The Cash Boy Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,440 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,440 Feet (1,658 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.145, -113.77806
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Cash Boy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cash Boy Mine
Secondary: Mammoth
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Floyd Meyers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: ORE SHOOTS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Complete Oxidation At Surface
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1915: .02 OZ/TON AU, 26 OZ/TON AG, .8% CU. 13% PB
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): N. SHAFT, ORE SHOOT STRIKE N.80W, DIP 60S. W.S. SHAFT, ORE SHOOTS STRIKE N.50W., DIP 40-60 S.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS 2,200 FT. APART AND SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS
Comment (Geology): A PORPHYRY DIKE CROPS OUT A FEW HUNDRED FEET WEST OF THE SHAFT
Comment (Location): E. OF SUCCESS MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS PP 177. P. 148-149
Reference (Deposit): USBM, MJN. RES., 1926
Reference (Deposit): USBM 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 148-149
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, T.B. 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH USGS P.P. 177 P. 148-149
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B, 1925 THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH USGS P.P. 177 P. 148-149
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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