New Bulhon Mine

The New Bulhon Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,224 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: New Bulhon Mine
Secondary: Balhinch Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: North Tintic 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1897
Discovery Year: 1887
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: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Bedrock (N10e, 30-35w), Fissure (N70e), New Bulltion Fault (N60w,45sw) Vert. Displacement 2000 Ft. Hori. Displacement 1700 Ft.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Almost Complete Oxidation Of Ore

Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FIVE ASSAYS: TRACE-.015 OZ/TON AU, 3.5-7.1 OZ/TON AG,20.33-40.2 PERCENT PB, 7.2-9.8 PERCENT INSOL., 14.5-22.8 PERCENT ZINC, .6-2.4 PERCENTS. 6.5-13.45 PERCENT FE

Materials

Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calamine
Gangue: Dolomite

Comments

Comment (Location): NW OF SE SE

Comment (Production): $35,000 NET IN LEAD AND ZINE IN 1897

Comment (Workings): A 370 FT. ADIT A WINZE WHICH EXTENDS 200 FT. BELOW THE ADIT LEVEL AND A STOPE TO THE SURFACE ALONG WITH OTHER MINOR WORKINGS

Comment (Commodity): SULPHIDES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DOLOMITE SPAR

References

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK 12.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PA. 107.

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP DISBROW, A.E. GQ-14

Reference (Production): COOK, D.R. (ED), 1957, GEOLOGY OF EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS: GUIDEBOOK TO UTAH NUMBER 12, P. 140

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