The Sharp Mine is a manganese, lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.975, -112.50472
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Sharp Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sharp Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Columbia District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LEAD CARBONATE ORE: 40 % PB, 20 OZ/TON AG. MIXED LEAD - ZINC SULPHIDE ORE: 30 % PB, 25 % ZN. MANGANIFEROUS ZONE: 29.8 % MN, 19.1 % SILICA, 7.6 % FE, 7.7 % AL2O3 , 0.45 % ZN.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): PROD 1908-1909; 1918; 1925
Comment (Workings): 1,250 FT OF ADITS AND DRIFTS
Comment (Location): FIVE PATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1916-18; USBM MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1925, 1929
Reference (Deposit): COHENOUR,R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MTNS.: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 63
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111
Reference (Deposit): HEYL,A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: USGS BULL. 1135-B
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
