The Tintic Bullion Mine is a silver, copper, lead, and gold mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 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
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.9625, -112.07944
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Tintic Bullion Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tintic Bullion Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: East 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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG.: 1.1 OZ AU, 5.7 OZ AG, 1.1 % CU, 1.5 % PB, 1.5 % Z
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): W OF NORTH LILY
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN QUARTZITE BELOW THE LAVAS.
References
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL 3
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 12, 1957, PL. 3.
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H. T., 1964 , GEOL OF EUREKA QUAD: USGS BULL 1142 - K, PL 1
Reference (Production): USG GUIDEBOOK #12
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