Rush Valley District

The Rush Valley District is a lead, copper, zinc, gold, and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah.

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

Name: Rush Valley District  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.4667, -112.33330

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Rush Valley District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rush Valley District
Secondary: Stockton District


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: STOCKTON DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, JAMES, 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 173, 171 P.

Reference (Deposit): MCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.


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