The Francis Property is a lead and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.97917, -113.18028
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Francis Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Francis Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway 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: J. F. Cannon
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Production
Year: 1925
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^19,000 Lbs Zn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
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: Dugway Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO CHANNEL SAMPLES: 0.66 & 3.04 OZ/TON AG, 2.6 & 8.74% PB, 18.3 & 7.99% ZN, 0.65 & 0.28% CU
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Clay
Comments
Comment (Production): ALSO PRODUCED 2.54 OZ. AU; 688 OZ. AG.
Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS 350 FT. APART, ONE IN TRAILER LS., THE OTHER IN THE FANDANGLE LS. BOTH ARE NEAR THE CONTACT OF THE TWO FORMATIONS
Comment (Workings): TWO VEINS: SE VEIN-160 FT. TUNNEL; NW VEIN: TWO TRENCHES (48 & 30 FT.), 105 FT ADIT, TWO SHAFTS
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 415
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 415, 1964
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1956 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, IN USGS PP 415, 1964
Reference (Production): STAATZ M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAP. 415
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN. DEP. OF THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP. 415
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