The Tintic Standard Mine is a lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,879 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: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 39.9558, -112.05780
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Tintic Standard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tintic Standard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Tintic 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: Chief Consolidated Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1994
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1907
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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: Enargite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Cerargyrite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Jasper
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE QUANTITY MATRIX 1 WAS MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE RESERVES REPORTED BY THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY (ECONOMIC GEOLOGY SECTION),OPEN FILE REPORT 22. LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, 1976. USBM GRANT NO. 264-006. QUANT MATRIX 2 IS A 1993 UPDATED RESERVE ESTIMATION GIVEN BY A CONSULTANT
Comment (Ownership): ACQUISITION AND EXPLORATION COSTS WERE CONSIDERED WRITTEN OFF SINCE THEY OCCURRED MORE THAN 15 YEARS BEFORE THE YEAR OF EVALUATION. THE MINING COSTS WERE SCALED DOWN FROM THE MAYFLOWER MINE COSTS. THE BENEFICIATION COSTS WERE ESTIMATED WITH THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CES PROGRAM. CHIEF CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY CORPORATED ADDRESS: 866 2ND AVE, NY, NY 10017. CHIEF CONSOL. GENERAL MINING OFC: P O BOX 270, EUREKA, UT 84628
Comment (Production): CONCENTRATE RECOVERIES AND GRADES ARE SPECULATIVE. KENNECOTT MINERALS CO., OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, HAS NO PLAN TO MINE AND BENEFICIATE THE ORE; BECAUSE OF THIS NO INFORMATION RELATED TO BENEFICIATION IS AVAILABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TINTIC DIVISION) AND F.AMARO (IFOC, MAS EVALUATOR).
Reference (Deposit): MAY 1981.
Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION: H.H. DOELLING (SUPERVISOR OF THE
Reference (Deposit): ECONOMIC GEOLOGY SECTION, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PERRY, L.I. LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, 1976. TINTIC STANDARD
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINE. UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY (ECONOMIC
Reference (Reserve-Resource): GEOLOGY SECTION). UGMS OPEN-FILE REPORT NO.22. U.S. BUREAU
Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF MINES. GRANT NO. G0 264-006, 1976, PP. 502-510.
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T. AND T.S. LOVERING. THE TINTIC STANDARD MINE;
Reference (Deposit): GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH.
Reference (Deposit): MALCOLM,B.K. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC STANDARD, NORTH
Reference (Deposit): LILY AND EUREKA LILLY MINES. GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY
Reference (Deposit): OF UTAH NO. 12, 1957, P. 103-119.
Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS, OCT. 24, 1925 P. 647.
Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION: L.J. BECK (KENNECOTT MINERAL CO,
Reference (Deposit): SURVEY) AND F. AMARO (IFOC, MAS EVALUATOR). OCT. 1980.
Reference (Deposit): CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATING HANDBOOK. STRAAM
Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERS, INC. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO.
Reference (Deposit): J0255026, JUNE 1979 (REVISED EDITION), 374 PP.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
