The West Edwards Canyon Mine is a calcium mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,725 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,725 Feet (1,745 Meters)
Commodity: Calcium
Lat, Long: 40.06806, -112.21667
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West Edwards Canyon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Edwards Canyon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Calcium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: North Tintic District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: Ne And E-W Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE SW OF NE
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION DATA UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): CALCITE VEIN UP TO 6 FT. THICK BUT AVERAGES ABOUT 3 FT.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT 28 YDS BY 6 YDS BY 15 FT. HIGH WITH 10 FT. ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK 12.
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PA. 107.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP DISBROW, A.E. GQ-14
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURY.
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