The Nast is a silver and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,149 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,149 Feet (2,179 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.51278, -112.16472
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Nast MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nast
Secondary: Nast and Benton Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne - Sw Fissures 3 - 9 Ft Wide
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciated Monzonite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1905 - FERGUSON VEIN: 45 - 55 % PB, $4 - 5 AU, 20 - 30 OZ AG, AND TRACE OF CU TO THE TON.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNDER THE WASTE DUMPS
Comment (Deposit): SITUATED ON THE NAST AND FERGUSON VEINS.
Comment (Workings): 2,600 FT NAST TUNNEL, 1,600 FT BENTON TUNNEL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SOME VUGS ARE LINED WITH CALCITE CRYSTALS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 279
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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