The Roy Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.00722, -113.87028
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Roy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Roy Mine
Secondary: Lead Carbonate
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Willow Springs 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
Form: BEDDED, VEINLETS & BLEBS
Structure
Type: L
Description: A Large Transverse Fault Striking East Is Exposed 1/4 Mi. North.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Complete Oxidation At The Surface. Limestone Locally Dolomitized.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN 8 TONS OF ORE IN 1917 : 18 OZ OF AG AND 37 % PB. 1973 - TRACE - 0.015 OZ/TON AU, 0.4 - 44.4 OZ/TON AG, 1 - 43 % PB
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limestone
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECTING HAS ALSO BEEN DONE ON THE PROSPECT MT AND BUSBY QUARTZITES
Comment (Workings): ELEVEN ADITS, TWO SHAFTS, ONE PROSPECT AND TWO INCLINE SHAFTS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ABERCROMBIE FM CONSIST OF THIN BEDDED TO MASSIVE LIMESTONE AND INTERBEDDED SHALE
Comment (Location): CLAIMS: ROY NOS. 1 - 5 , SLEUTH LODE, COUNTY LODE, CAROLINE LODE, DIXIE LODE
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 167.
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K. C., 1973 , MINERAL DEP. OF DEEP CK MTNS, TOOELE & JUAB CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINER SURV BULL 99 , P. 31 - 35
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. 473-477.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-30-1955
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