The Picnic Mine is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,152 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: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.91194, -112.13083
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Picnic Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Picnic Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): TOWER, G. W. AND SMITH, G. O., 1899 , GEOL & MIN IND OF TINTIC DISTRICT: USGS 19TH ANN REPT, PT 3 - F, P. 760
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H. T., 1964 , GEOL OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUAD: USGS BULL 1142 - L, PL 1
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF THE TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL 3
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