The Burro Mine is a silver, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Davis county, Utah at an elevation of 8,481 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,481 Feet (2,585 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.84583, -111.77861
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Burro Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burro Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Davis
District: Warm Springs (Adams) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Burro Mining Co., Pierre Peugeot, Pres.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Middle Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SHIPPED CLAIMED TO HAVE AVERAGED 50 DOLLARS/TON
Analytical Data: GOLD ORE CLAIMED TO HAVE AVERAGED 13.50 DOLLARS/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): 10 TONS OF ORE PER DAY OF 50 DOLLAR PER TON ORE IN 1910
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS ON TWO SEPERATE HORIZONS: NO. 1-GOLD BEARING, 16 TO 20 FT. THICK, NO. 2-SILVER-LEAD BEARING, 4 TO 15 FT. THICK.
Comment (Workings): MAIN TUNNEL INTERSECTS VEIN AT 435 FT., DRIFT TO SOUTH SUPPOSEDLY 133 FT., FOUR HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE CROSSCUT IS A 75 FT. DEEP SHAFT WITH A 100 FT. DRIFT DRIVEN SOUTH FROM THE COLLAR, ANOTHER 400 FT. UP THE HILL ANOTHER 30 FT SHAFT IS DRIVEN, THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL PROSPECTS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
Comment (Deposit): ORE HAULED DOWN MILL CREEK BY COMBINATION OF 1200 FT GRAVITY AERIAL TRAM, 4,400 FT. STONE BOAT HAUL TO ROAD AND THEN SIX MILE WAGON TRIP TO RAILROAD SIDING AT WOODS CROSS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): STOKES, W.L., 1961, NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE GEOLOGIC MAP OF UTAH: UGMS
Reference (Deposit): HIGGINS, W.C., SEPT 15, 1910. DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BURRO MINE: SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 17-20.
Reference (Deposit): HIGGINS, W.C., FEB. 15, 1910. SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 31.
Reference (Deposit): HIGGINS, W.C., MAR. 30, 1910. SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 24
Reference (Deposit): HIGGIN, W.C., AUG. 15, 1911. SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 23.
Reference (Production): HIGGINS, W.C., AUG. 30, 1910, P. 19.
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