The Tunnel Extension No. 2 Mine is a bismuth and copper mine located in Piute county, Utah.
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Mine Info
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Tunnel Extension No. 2 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tunnel Extension No. 2 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Bismuth
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Tin
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Ohio District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR SHAPED MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF MASSIVE CONTAIN GREATER THAN 10 % BI, 10 % SI, 7 % CU, 1.5 % SN, 1 % AG, 0.003 % AU.
Materials
Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Covellite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): RADTKE, A. S., TAYLOR, C. M., FROST, J. E., 1967 , BISMUTH AND TIN MINERALS IN GOLD AND SILVER BEARING SULFIDE ORE: USGS PROF. PAPER 575-D, P. 127 - 130
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