The Tar Baby No. 1 is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah.
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
Tar Baby No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tar Baby No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wasatch
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
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Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM 1960 DOW
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SURFACE RIGHTS WITH GOVERNMENT AS CLAIM WAS LOCATED SUBSEQUENT TO ENACTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 259
References
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