Treasure Hill Mines Group

The Treasure Hill Mines Group is a silver and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 8,481 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

Name: Treasure Hill Mines Group  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 8,481 Feet (2,585 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 40.39083, -112.27139

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Treasure Hill Mines Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Treasure Hill Mines Group
Secondary: Thad Stevens Mine
Secondary: Selah Chamberlain Claims
Secondary: Morgan Tunnel and Bullion Tunnel


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Treasure Hill Mines Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Oquirrh Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PIPE


Structure

Type: R
Description: Oquirrh Mtns

Type: L
Description: Near Axis Of Ophir Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PRODUCTION AROUND 1932 ASSAYED 10 PERCENT PB, 4 PERCENT CU, 13 OZ. AG, 40 CENTS AU/TON
Analytical Data: EARLY PRODUCTION AVERAGED 35 PERCENT PB, 30 OZ. AG/TON


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Development): MADISON MINES CO. LEASED CLAIMS FROM SELAH CHAMBERLAIN ESTATES AND THEN GRANTED A 30 YEAR LEASE TO THE TREASURE HILL MINES CO.

Comment (Production): THAD STEVENS MINE PRODUCED ABOUT 40,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF ORE BY 1932

Comment (Workings): INCLUDES THREE MAIN WORKINGS: MORGAN AND BULLION TUNNELS AND THAD STEVENS SHAFT. MORGAN TUNNEL IS 600 FEET LONG AND FROM IT ARE DRIVEN MANY WINZES, DRIFTS CROSSCUTS AND RAISES, INCLUDING THE PAULSON WINZE AND WESTERN KING INCLINE, THESE RESULT IN A TOTAL LENGTH OF WORKINGS OF OVER 3,665 FT. THE BULLION TUNNEL IS APPROXIMATELY 180 FT LONG WITH A 700 FT. NORTHEAST DRIFT AND A 300 FT. NORTH DRIFT. THAD STEVENS SHAFT IS COLLAPSED.

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIMS IN GROUP INCLUDE SELAH, THAD STEVENS, ARABELLA, AZURE QUEEN SHOO FLY EAST AND SHOO FLY WEST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Production): DUNHAM, W.C. AND F.H. GUNNELL, 1948, 25 P.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1925, MINERAL YEARBOOK.

Reference (Deposit): DUNHAM, W.C. AND F.H. GUNNELL, 1948, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE TREASURE HILL MINES, OPHIR MINING DISTRICT, TOOELE CO., UT.: USBM RI-4181.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTLEY, 1885

Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1917, 1918, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 156.


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