The Barneys Canyon Gold Deposit is a gold and silver mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah.
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Mine Info
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Barneys Canyon Gold Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Barneys Canyon Gold Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: B. P Minerals America
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1989
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: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GEOCHEMICALLY SIMILAR TO THE MERCUR DEPOSIT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): PERMITTING IS STILL IN PROGRESS AS OF 6-4-88
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS ALL IN THE OXIDE ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY DATA BASE
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