The Success Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.14361, -113.78556
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Success Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Success Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Clyde Wilson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein Is Cut Off By An East-West Fault.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Qtz Monz Thoroughly Crushed And Altered To Sericite, Calcite, And Chlorite. Complete Oxidation At The Surface.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1920 : 0.06 OZ/TON AU, 32.3 OZ/TON AG, 1.55 % CU, 8.96 % PB
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tennantite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SULFIDES ARE FOUND 45 FT BELOW SURFACE WITH WHITE COARSELY CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ
Comment (Production): PROD 1920; 1926; 1927; 1933; 1934; 1937-1940
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 145.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1920
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1926; 1927; 1934; 1935; 1938; 1939; 1940
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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