The Rainbow Group Property is a silver and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 9,360 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,360 Feet (2,853 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.55306, -111.69333
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Rainbow Group Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainbow Group Property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Bismuth
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Rainbow Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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, Uinta Arch
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE NO. 2: AG - 3 PPM, AU - LESS THAN .02 PPM, CU - 1070 PPM, MO - 45 PPM, PB - 1420 PPM, ZN - 770 PPM.
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE NO. 1: AG - .1 OZ/TON, BI - LESS THAN .01 PERCENT, CU - .003 PERCENT, MO - .003 PERCENT, PB - .07 PERCENT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
Comment (Commodity): RED AND YELLOW STAINED QUARTZ AND ALTERED IGNEOUS ROCK WITH SERICITE AND PYRITE
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN QUARTZ MONZONITE
Comment (Workings): CAVED ADITS, ONE ABOVE THE OTHER, TOGETHER THEY TOTAL ABOUT 300 FT.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY MAY BE THE RAINBOW AND LUCKY CHANGE CLAIM GROUP OF THE RAINBOW MINING CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1965, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-382, PG. 122, 128.
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 201, 152 P.
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