The Skoro Mine is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,480 feet.
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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: 7,480 Feet (2,280 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.9622, -113.84530
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Skoro Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skoro Mine
Secondary: Sullivan Tunnel
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Ashbrook Mining 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1922
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Tennantite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Cuprite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Realgar
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrargyrite
Unknown: Orpiment
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ADDITIONAL COMMODITY FOR PAGE A-1: ARSENIC ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: PEARCEITE - A SULFO-SALT ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: ARGYRODITE - A SILVER GERM
References
Reference (Deposit): ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V.37, PP. 500 &501 (1942) BY VICTOR E. PET
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