Tar Baby No. 1

The Tar Baby No. 1 is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah.

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: Tar Baby No. 1  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 40.6, -111.63333

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Tar Baby No. 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tar Baby No. 1


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Wasatch


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM 1960 DOW


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SURFACE RIGHTS WITH GOVERNMENT AS CLAIM WAS LOCATED SUBSEQUENT TO ENACTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 259


References

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