The Undine Mine is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,928 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,928 Feet (1,807 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.14639, -113.82278
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Undine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Undine Mine
Secondary: Lamb Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Floyd Meyers
Production
Year: 1918
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.5 Oz Au
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 AND VEINS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Fissure (Ns, Vertical) In Tabular Deposit; Veins E Of 5882-Northern (N15w, 55w), Southern (N60w, 70sw) 2-3 Ft. Wide.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization, Bleaching, Marbleization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $1/TON AU, $300/TON MAINLY AG, SULPHIDE TO 409 OZ/TON AG. 1918 .03 OZ/TON AU, 3.05% CU, 1.02% PB.
Analytical Data: .96 OZ/TON AU, $8-9/TON AU, 7.5-8% CU
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Nontronite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Opal
Comments
Comment (Production): IN 1918 14 TONS ORE WITH .5 OZ AU, 81 OZ AG, 855 LB. CU AND 287 LB. PB ORE SHIPPED.
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEPOSITS PRESENT
Comment (Geology): SEDIMENTARY ROCKS METAMORPHOSED, SILICATE MINERALS REPLACE LIMESTONE; SURFACE CLOSE TO ORIGINAL TOP OF INTRUSIVE
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: AU IN MAGNETITE
Comment (Workings): THERE ARE WORKINGS ALL OVER THE PROPERTY TOTALING 130 FT. MANY SHORT ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PITS.
Comment (Location): 700 FT NE OF HILL 6081, VEIN NORTH OF HILL 5882.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN PROF. PAPER 177, P. 15
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH, USGS P.P. 177, P. 150
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935 P. 150
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B, 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 150
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