The Stewart Mine is a gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.51389, -112.16333
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Stewart Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stewart Mine
Secondary: Boston Consolidated Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham 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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Cherty Ls (Dip 53 Nw)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1885 : ASSAY OF $50 - 100 IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): OVER 3,840 FT OF WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ORE IS A VERY POROUS QUARTZITE WITH BODIES OF FINE QUARTZ CRYSTALS BETWEEN QUARTZITE WALLS.
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO REPRESENTATIVE POINT
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS (GOLD BOND 1-10). TWO TYPES OF MINERALIZATION: AU BEARING QTZ. VEINS CUTTING SCHIST; AU-AG BEARING LIMONITE REPLACEMENTS OF LS
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 6 ADITS, 1 INCLINE & SEVERAL PITS. THE INCLINE IS 180 FT. AT 20 DEG. ONE ADIT IS 1,185 FT W/RAISE AT FACE. THE N. ADIT IS 50 FT. GRANITE CANYON ADIT IS 200 FT.THERE ARE ALSO ADITS THAT ARE 50, 25, & 120 FT. LONG & A 25 FT SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): TWO TYPES OF MINERALIZATION 1. GOLD - BEARING QUARTZ VEIN CUTTING SCHIST, 2. GOLD - SILVER - BEARING LIMONITE REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE. IRON - STAIN PEGMATITE DIKES OCCUR IN QUARTZITE AND SCHIST NEAR THE GRANITE.
Comment (Location): INCLUDES THE ARMSTRONG, CAMPBELL, EDISON, PEABODY, AND PITT TUNNELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J. M., 1905 , ECON. GEOL OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: USGS PP 38 , P. 281
Reference (Deposit): HUNTLEY, D. B., 1885 , TENTH CENSUS, U.S., VOL 13 , P. 417
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