The Boston & Tintic is a lead and silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.91472, -112.11611
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Boston & Tintic MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boston & Tintic
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): COOK, DR, 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK # 12 , PL 3
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, HT, 1964 , GEOL OF THE EUREKA QUAD: USGS BULL 1142 - K, PL. 1
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-12-1971
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