The Trace Group is a silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 8,360 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,360 Feet (2,548 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.355, -112.24028
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Trace Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trace Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir District (Lion Hill)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURE VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH GRADE: 130 OZ/TON AG, $9/TON AU. LOW GRADE: 71 OZ/TON AG, $12/TON AU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INCLUDES FOUR CLAIMS; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS A SOFT YELLOW SANDY OCHER
Comment (Workings): TUNNELS
Comment (Production): $11,565 PRODUCTION TO 1880
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTLEY, DB, 1885 , MINING INDUSTRIES OF UTAH: TENTH CENSUS US, V. 13 , P. 451
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