The Wabash Property is a silver and lead mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,120 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,120 Feet (2,475 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.61889, -111.48944
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Wabash Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wabash Property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Summit
District: Park City 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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Arch
Type: L
Description: Park City Anticline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marmarization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
Comment (Deposit): MAIN FISSURE ZONE WAS ENCOUNTERED 500 FEET NORTH OF THE SHAFT AND TRENDS N 60 - 75 E AND DIPS 50-65 N. SEVERAL ZONES OF SHEETING AND FRACTURING PARALLEL THE MAIN FISSURE NORTH FO THE SHAFT.
Comment (Workings): 820 FT. DEEP SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 300 AND 600 FT. DRIFTING TOTALS ABOUT 4300 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 77, 230 P.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND OTHERS, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HEBER QUADRANGLE, WASATCH AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-864.
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