The Herat Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,211 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,211 Feet (1,893 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.10472, -113.81500
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Herat Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Herat Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: 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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Alter To Lime - Silicate Rocks. Ore Is Completely Oxidized.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1920 : AVG. 0.025 OZ/TON AU, 11.1 OZ/TON AG, 0.3 % CU, 7.4 % PB. 1923 : AVG. 0.021 OZ/TON AU, 16.0 OZ/TON AG, 0.15 % CU, 11.4 % PB
Materials
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ANALYSIS IS FROM THE SLAG AND SPEISS FROM THE SMELTER DUMP.
Comment (Production): PROD 1923
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 162.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1923; USBM MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1946
Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 417.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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