The Thompson Cobb Group is a silver mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 3,520 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,520 Feet (1,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.23694, -113.38139
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Thompson Cobb Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thompson Cobb Group
Secondary: Thompson and Cobb Claims
Secondary: Newton
Secondary: Nichols
Secondary: Mcnally Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Silver Reef District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: 5m Corp. (Hurricane)
Owner Name: 5m Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pine Valley Mts
Type: L
Description: Virgin Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM THE COBB MINE CONTAINED .003%
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): AREA INCLUDES THE SOUTH THOMPSON, THOMPSON, COBB, NEWTON, NICHOLS & MCNALLY MINES
Comment (Deposit): REC. NUMBER B10
References
Reference (Deposit): PROCTOR, PAUL, D., 1953, THE GEOLOGY OF SILVER REEF (HARRISBURG) MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 44, 154-155 P
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