Burro Mine

The Burro Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,799 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Burro Mine

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.99111, -114.04444

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Burro Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Burro Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline


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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Blue Ribbon Lineament


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT & LEVELS AT 45 & 100 FEET. STOPES CONNECT THE TWO LEVELS


References

Reference (Deposit): 1967 DIREXPL UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE

Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON,K.C. AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DIST., IRON CO UTAH, U.G.M.S., UTAH GEOLOGY VOL. 2, NO. 1 PP 27-47 SPRING 1975


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