The Minnehaha is a silver and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,040 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.08972, -113.79389
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Minnehaha MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minnehaha
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IN SHEETLIKE LAYERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Post - Ore Shearing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oquirrh Fm Has Been Converted To Jasperoid For 50 Ft From The Contact
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1925 : $1.60/TON AU, 6 - 7 OZ/TON AG, 5 - 16 % CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ORE ZONE IS ESSENTIALLY BARREN CONSISTING OF JASPEROID VERY RICH IN IRON OXIDES
Comment (Location): 13 CLAIMS
Comment (Commodity): ANALYSIS IS FROM THE ALBERT CLAIM
Comment (Production): PROD 1912, 1925
Comment (Deposit): ALONG CONTACT
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-28-1955
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 127-128.
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