The Regulator Johnson Mine is a mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 10,236 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,236 Feet (3,120 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.6008, -111.67310
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Regulator Johnson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Regulator Johnson Mine
Secondary: Wasatch Gold Mine
Secondary: Mountain Mines
Secondary: Silver King Claims
Secondary: Lake Blanche Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Big Cottonwood District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., IN PREPARATION, MINERAL RESOURCES OF BIG COTTON
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN
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