The Calumet Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,981 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,981 Feet (1,823 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.44778, -112.33028
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Calumet Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Calumet Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Rush Valley 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Snyder Mines Inc.
Home Office: C/O Combined Metals Reduction, Inc., P.O. Box 150, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84110
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: OTHER, UNKNOWN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Oquirrh Mtn.
Type: L
Description: On Intersection Of A Fissure With A Favorable Limestone Bed
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: WWI ASSAY: 18% PB, .25% CU, 12 OZ. AG, 2.50 DOLLARS/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Commodity): LIGHER GOLD ASSAY THAN ANY OTHER MINE IN DISTRICT
Comment (Production): FROM WORLD WAR 1 TO 1920 60,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF ORE PRODUCED; PRODUCTION STOPPED IN 1964
Comment (Deposit): INTERSECTION OF FISSURE (N 20 W, 85E) AND LIMESTONE BED (N70W, 70N)
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 600 FT. DEEP, FLOODED AND INACCESSIBLE IN 1932
References
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES - PART 2, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 60.
Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1918-1920, MINERAL RESERVES OF THE UNITED STATES
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1934, 1935, 1940-1953, 1963, 1964, MINERAL YEARBOOK OF THE UNITED STATES
Reference (Production): GILLULY, J., 1932 AND USGS, 1918-1920 AND USBM, 1934-1964
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 159.
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