The Southport Mine is a lead, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,361 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,361 Feet (1,634 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.46389, -112.34583
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Southport Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southport Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Rush Valley 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
Not available
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: Qguirrh Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: OTHER, UNKNOWN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Between Ophir Anticline And Pole Canyon Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 15 % PB, .7 % CU, 5 OZ./TON AG, 40 CENTS/TON AU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION TO 1932 PROBABLY LESS THAN 30,000 DOLLARS
Comment (Development): CONNECTED WITH MAIN DRAIN TUNNEL LEVEL OF HONORINE MINE
Comment (Workings): ENTRANCE TO MINE THROUGH SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL.,1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 364A, 364B.
Reference (Production): GILLULY, J., 1932, P. 164.
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