The Texan is a mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 8,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.5375, -111.60833
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Texan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Texan
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: American Fork District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Highly Shattered Rocks
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS ( 900 AND 1,100 FT. )
References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, FC AND BUTLER, BS, 1943 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF COTTONWOOD-AM FORK AREA: USGS PROF PAPER 201 , P. 137
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-26-1958
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