The Boston Workings is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,610 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,610 Feet (1,710 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.97778, -113.16889
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Boston Workings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boston Workings
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. F. Cannon
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: 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 Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO ASSAYS AVERAGED 6.5% PB, 13.5% ZN
Materials
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN FISSURE VEIN STRIKES NE, VEIN IS 1 1/2-2 1/2 FEET WIDE. ORE IS OXIDIZED LEAD AND ZINC LIMESTONES
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 100' DECLINE TUNNEL AND SEVERAL SURFACE CUTS
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: USBM WAR MIN. REPT. 1943
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H. AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. AND MIN. DEP. OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, TOOELE AND JUAB CO.S UT. U.S.G.S. PROF. PAP. 415
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-24-1958
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 41
Reference (Production): EADS, J.P.; 1981, UGMS: ON SITE INVESTIGATION
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