The Hoogley is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.53667, -112.17333
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Hoogley MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hoogley
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Hoogley Fissure (Nw, Dip Sw), Faults (N 70 E, N 70 W With About 4 Ft Displacement Each). Very Close To The Axis Of The Bingham Syncline.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH VALUES IN 1905 OF 625 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS BURIED BY THE WASTE DUMPS OF THE BINGHAM OPEN PIT.
Comment (Commodity): ORE OCCURS IN AN OCHEROUS, EARTHY VEIN FILLING AND RICHEST IN A BLACK, BANDED GOUGE.
Comment (Workings): 1,150 FT OF WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 291
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