Rainbow

The Rainbow is a lead, zinc, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 7,861 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

Name: Rainbow  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 7,861 Feet (2,396 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.43861, -112.31361

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Satelite image of the Rainbow

Rainbow MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rainbow


Commodity

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


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Ohio 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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Dome


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS, ONE SHORT AND ONE LONG.

Comment (Deposit): NO ECONOMICAL ORE ENCOUNTERED IN ANY OF THE WORKINGS


References

Reference (Production): L. I. PERRY, 1978


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