The Indianapolis Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.9675, -112.52528
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Indianapolis Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indianapolis Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Erickson 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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LOWER MOST WORKING IS SAID TO CONTAIN $30/TON AU.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Specularite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 310 FT OF WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): COHENOUR,R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MTNS.: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 63, P. 118
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