Red Jacket Mine

The Red Jacket Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 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: Red Jacket Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.09889, -113.80917

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Red Jacket Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Jacket Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES


Structure

Type: L
Description: At A Depth Of 180 Ft, An Eastward Dipping Fault Terminates The Ore


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Jarosite
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): N OF SOUTHERN CONFEDERATE

Comment (Production): PROD 1926

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL TUNNELS AND CUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 148.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-29-1955


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