Lehi Tintic Mine

The Lehi Tintic Mine is a lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 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

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.

Site Name

Primary: Lehi Tintic Mine
Secondary: Lehi Tintic Mining Co.
Secondary: Nichols Adit
Secondary: Gold Blossom Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: North Tintic District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Lehi Tintic Mining Co.

Production

Year: 1949
Time Period: 1909-1949
Material type: ORE PB AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.3 Oz/Ton Ag, 17 Percent Pb

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
Year Last Production: 1949
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Pinyon Peak Thrust Fault, Allens Ranch Thrust Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Dolomite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MAIN ORE BODIES ASSOCIATED WITH LEHI TINTIC FAULT

Comment (Workings): THE MAIN WORKING OF THE MINE IS THE ADIT AT THE END OF THE ROAD, AN INTERNAL SHAFT WAS SUNK 750 FT FROM THE PORTAL TO A DEPTH OF 1174 FT. LEVELS ARE OPENED FROM THIS SHAFT AT 250 FT., 500 FT., 750 FT AND 1,100 FT. AND SEVERAL SUBLEVELS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FROM RAISES AND WINZES THAT EXTEND ABOVE AND BELOW THE MAIN LEVELS. THE DEEPEST PENETRATION OF THE MINE IS THE 1300 FT. LEVEL WHICH IS REACHED THROUGH A SERIES OF WINZES BEGINNING ON THE 1100 FT LEVEL.

Comment (Deposit): ORIGINAL WORKING HIGH ON THE LEHI TINTIC FAULT PRIOR TO 1909 WORKED OUT THE UPPER ORE BODY, LATER WORKING INTERSECTED THE FAULT AT DEPTH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO MAIN WORKING IN GROUP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Commodity): ORE OXIDIZED ON SURFACE, PARTIALLY OXIDIZED AT 500 AND 750 FT LEVELS AND UNOXIDIZED AROUND 1100 FT LEVEL. NO ZINC ORES SHIPPED.

References

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MTNS. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 12.

Reference (Deposit): PROCTOR, P.D., 1956, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ALLENS RANCH QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP MF 45.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND G.F. LOUGHLIN, 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 107.

Reference (Production): COOK, D.R. (ED.), 1957, PLATE 3.

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.