The Silver Reef Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.36778, -112.28806
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Silver Reef Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Reef Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Lafe Morley And Newell Carter
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: Southern Oquirrh Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: On West Limb Of Ophir Anticline
Type: L
Description: Lakes Of Killarney Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .015 OZ. AU/TON
Analytical Data: .008% CU
Analytical Data: 11.2% PB
Analytical Data: .16% ZN
Analytical Data: ASSAY OF VEIN IN SOUTH DRIFT - .09 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: .003 OZ. AU/TON
Analytical Data: .007% CU
Analytical Data: .084% PB
Analytical Data: .33% ZN
Analytical Data: ASSAY OF MAIN VEIN - 4.44 OZ. AG/TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
Comment (Deposit): IRON STAINED FAULT GOUGE
Comment (Workings): ONE PROSPECT CUT 12 FT. DEEP AND A LONG ADIT WITH NUMEROUS SHORT DRIFTS, WINZES AND STOPES
Comment (General): This "mine" is not mentioned in Gilluly, 1932 or Butler, 1920. Description in Butler (p. 366-369) is generalized for the Ophir District. Do not confuse with the other Silver Reef in Tooele County, Erickson District.
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF PA. 173, P. 83.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 366-370.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
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