Barneys Canyon Gold Deposit

The Barneys Canyon Gold Deposit is a gold and silver mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Barneys Canyon Gold Deposit  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.59333, -112.11083

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Satelite image of the Barneys Canyon Gold Deposit

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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