The O.K. is a lead, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,480 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
Elevation: 6,480 Feet (1,975 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.98444, -112.73444
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O.K. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: O.K.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PROD 1917; 1919; 1937; 1939
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY IS A REPLACEMENT OF THE BASAL MEMBER OF THE CALCAREOUS BELT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THERE IS A DARK CALCAREOUS ROCK BETWEEN THE QUARTZITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 455.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1916; 1917; 1919
Reference (Deposit): USBM YEARBOOK 1938; 1940
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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