The Toquerville Mine is a silver mine located in Washington county, Utah.
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Toquerville Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Toquerville Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Harrisburg 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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults Trend N 20 W, 70 - 75 E Dip; N 11 W, 74 E
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Cerargyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINE SHAFT AND TWO SMALL OPENINGS TOTALING 800 FT. THE LARGEST STOPE MEASURES 35 FT LONG, 25 FT WIDE, 5 FT HIGH.
Comment (Geology): THE ORE OCCURS IN A BED OF WHITE, FINE-GRAIN SANDSTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 111
Reference (Deposit): PROCTOR, P. D., 1953 , GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER REEF MINING DISTRICT: UGMS BULL 44 , P. 156
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-24-1958
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