The Blaine is a lead, zinc, silver, and gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.9075, -112.71222
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Blaine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blaine
Secondary: Ida
Secondary: Desert View
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Erickson 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: SMALL SHOOTS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Reverse Fault (N 10 W, 42 W)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 12 TON SAMPLE: 51 % ZN, 13 % PB, 4 OZ/TON AG, 0.021 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): AMOUNT UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT, THREE TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZITE: DARK, WEATHERED, IMPURE. QUARTZITE CONTAINS SEVERAL INTERCALATED GREEN MASSIVE TO SHALY BEDS CONTAINING ABUNDANT CHLORITE, SERICITE AND CALCITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-21-1958
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