The Monocco Mine is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,900 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.09222, -113.81639
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Monocco Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monocco Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Floyd Meyers
Production
Year: 1920
Time Period: 1917-20
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Ave. 10.17 % Cu, 3.52 Oz/Ton Ag, 0.002 Oz/Ton Au, 0.88 % Pb.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Three Fissures Striking Ne And Dipping 75 W. Several Faults Strike Nw, Dip Ne.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ls Bleached White To Light Cream In An Irregular Pattern. Fspr And Biot In The Qtz Monz Has Been Altered To Sericite, Kaolinite And Chlorite.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1917 - 1920 : AVG. 0.002 OZ/TON AU, 3.52 OZ/TON AG, 10.17 % CU, 0.88 % PB. 1935 : 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 3.6 OZ/TON AG, 11.1 % CU, 15.9 % FE FOR COPPER ORE. IN THE LEAD - SILVER ORE - 0.045 OZ/TON AU, 11.4 OZ/TON AG, 8.8 % PB, 1.0 % CU, 2 % ZN, 3.5 % AS, 0.5 % SB, 3.0 % S, 25.6 % FE
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): 12 CLAIMS: DANDY, PAD NO. 1 , MONOCCO NO. 2 , JULIAN, SILVER KING, HERCULES, LION, SHEBA, FORTUNE, JEMINE, AND CENTUARY.
Comment (Commodity): COPPER ORE IS FOUND IN THE VEINS, AND THE LEAD - SILVER ORE IS FOUND IN THE REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS
Comment (Production): PROD. 1926; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1934; 1937; 1951
Comment (Workings): MONOCCO MINE, MONOCCO INCLINE SHAFT; 13 SMALL PROSPECT PITS AND SEVEN SHAFTS FROM 20 - 25 DEEP ARE SCATTERED AROUND THE PROPERTY.
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 162-163.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1918-20; USBM MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1926, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1951
Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 419.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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