The Monte Carlo Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.64167, -112.59639
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Monte Carlo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monte Carlo Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Free Coinage District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 6 INCH CUT ASSAY 1.84 % PB, 0.46 % ZN, 0.006 % CU, 0.003 OZ/TON AU, 0.007 OZ/TON AG.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF ORE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SULPHIDE ORE IN IRREGULAR PODS & LENSES
Comment (Location): ACC. SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECT. 14
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 383-389.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 04-13-1971
Reference (Deposit): RIGBY,K.J., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE STANSBURY MTNS.: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 13, P. 125.
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