The Pride of the West Claims is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,400 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
Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.98, -113.16417
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Pride of the West Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pride of the West Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cannon, J. F.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Deep Creek-Tintic District Mineral Belt
Type: L
Description: Buckhorn Fault Is Just To The East
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dolomitization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FRACTURE FILLINGS, LIMESTONE REPLACEMENTS
Comment (Workings): PITS, SHORT ADITS, TRENCHES, SHALLOW SHAFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB AND TOOELE COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 415
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