The Buckhorn Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,879 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.97472, -113.16639
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Buckhorn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckhorn Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1869
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Dugway Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Buckhorn Thrust N45w
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE FROM THIS PROPERTY IS SAID TO HAVE CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 1,800 OZ. AG/TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SMELTER COMPLETED IN 1876
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS TOTAL 500 FEET, SEVERAL SHORT ADITS; AN OPEN CUT 28X42X12 FEET. OPEN CUT HAS BEEN PARTIALLY BACKFILLED. NOT ACCESSABLE
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: ENG. & MIN. JOURNAL, 1891
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN. DEP. OF THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP 415
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH. U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 111
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-21-1958
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 415
Reference (Production): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 111
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