The Red Wing Mine is a gold and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,152 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.53833, -112.15278
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Red Wing Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Wing Mine
Secondary: Red Wing Group
Commodity
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: Fissure (Ne, Steep Nw), Slip Planes (N 25 - 30 E, N 40 - 50 E), Country Rx Dip Nw.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS UNDER WASTE DUMPS
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES LIMITED BY SLIP PLANES
Comment (Workings): THREE TUNNELS ( 125 , 425 , AND 700 FT)
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 296
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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