Wastch-Utah Mine

The Wastch-Utah Mine is a gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,860 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Wastch-Utah Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 5,860 Feet (1,786 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.58639, -111.78667

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Wastch-Utah Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wastch-Utah Mine
Secondary: New State Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Big Cottonwood 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

Type: L
Description: The Vein Is Immediately East Of The Wasatch Fault Zone.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1979 GRAB SAMPLES OF VEIN CONTAIN 2.5 PPM AG, 0.21 PPM AU, 230 PPM CU, 160 PPM ZN, 60 PPM PB.


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SERIES OF TUNNELS AND A SHAFT.

Comment (Production): ESTIMATED TOTAL PRODUCTION TO BE $160,000.


References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-28-1963

Reference (Deposit): JAMES,L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 114, P. 43-46.


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