The Sacramento is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,874 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: 7,874 Feet (2,400 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.3889, -112.26940
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Sacramento MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sacramento
Secondary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Chicago
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir District
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U. V. Industries In Salt Lake City Univ. Club Bldg. Slc
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1871
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Adularia
Unknown: Actinolite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Cuprite
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Plumbojarosite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Hydrozincite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Aurichalcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE UPPER WORKINGS CALLED THE GRANITE TUNNEL ARE CAVED THE LOWER WORKINGS CALLED THE SOVEREIGN WERE PARTLY BLOCKED RESERVES DETERMINED BY EVALUATOR
References
Reference (Deposit): GUIDEBOOK #14 GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERNOQUIRRH MTNS. BY UT. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): THE STOCKTON DISTRICT, 1932, USGS PROF PAP. 132, PP 145-6.
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