The Wasatch Drain Tunnel is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 8,219 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,219 Feet (2,505 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.58333, -111.65056
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Wasatch Drain Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wasatch Drain Tunnel
Secondary: Mineral Vein Coalition Mining Co.
Secondary: Wasatch Mines Co.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Cottonwood 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mineral Vein Coalition Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Discovery Method: Other
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: PIPE
Form: PIPE
Structure
Type: R
Description: On North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: Alta Thrust, Grizzly Dike, Howland Fault, Snow Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): A CLAIM MAP COMPILED BY L.P. JAMES, 1979, UGMS BULLETIN 114, PLATE 3 SHOWS THAT THE PORTAL LIES IN THE COLUMBUS CONSOL EXT. AND SNOWBIRD MINE CLAIMS, TUNNEL WAS DRIVEN FOR DEWATERING PURPOSES
Comment (Deposit): THREE FISSURES WERE ENCOUNTED IN THE DRAIN TUNNEL CROSSCUT, DRIFTING ALONG THE THIRD FISSURE, THE BRAIN FISSURE, 900 FT. PAST THE COLUMBUS WORKINGS RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY OF THE PIPE RAISE ORE BODY
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
Comment (Geology): THE TUNNEL CUTS THROUGH A GEOLOGICAL SECTION CONSISTING OF MINERAL FORK TILLITE, MUTUAL FM; TINTIC QUARTZITE, OPHIR SHALE, MAXFIELD LIMESTONE, JEFFERSON DOLOMITE, MADISON LIMESTONE AND THE DESERET LIMESTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, 98 P.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: UGMS MAP GQ-378.
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PP201, PG. 118-120, PLATES 1, 30 AND 39.
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