The Cherikino Bar is a mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,424 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,424 Feet (1,958 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.52389, -112.14778
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Cherikino Bar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cherikino Bar
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham 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: Placer
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: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): A TUNNEL IS AT THE BASE OF THE GRAVELS
Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS ARE OF A GRAVEL DEPOSIT
Comment (Location): THE BAR IS COMPLETELY DUG UP BY THE OPEN PIT.
Comment (Deposit): THIS AREA CONTAIN SEVERAL THIN PHOSPHATIC LAYERS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38 , P. 351
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