Burro Mine

The Burro Mine is a silver, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Davis county, Utah at an elevation of 8,481 feet.

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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: Burro Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Davis

Elevation: 8,481 Feet (2,585 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 40.84583, -111.77861

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Burro Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Burro Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Davis
District: Warm Springs (Adams) District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Burro Mining Co., Pierre Peugeot, Pres.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Middle Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE SHIPPED CLAIMED TO HAVE AVERAGED 50 DOLLARS/TON
Analytical Data: GOLD ORE CLAIMED TO HAVE AVERAGED 13.50 DOLLARS/TON


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Production): 10 TONS OF ORE PER DAY OF 50 DOLLAR PER TON ORE IN 1910

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS ON TWO SEPERATE HORIZONS: NO. 1-GOLD BEARING, 16 TO 20 FT. THICK, NO. 2-SILVER-LEAD BEARING, 4 TO 15 FT. THICK.

Comment (Workings): MAIN TUNNEL INTERSECTS VEIN AT 435 FT., DRIFT TO SOUTH SUPPOSEDLY 133 FT., FOUR HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE CROSSCUT IS A 75 FT. DEEP SHAFT WITH A 100 FT. DRIFT DRIVEN SOUTH FROM THE COLLAR, ANOTHER 400 FT. UP THE HILL ANOTHER 30 FT SHAFT IS DRIVEN, THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL PROSPECTS

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Comment (Deposit): ORE HAULED DOWN MILL CREEK BY COMBINATION OF 1200 FT GRAVITY AERIAL TRAM, 4,400 FT. STONE BOAT HAUL TO ROAD AND THEN SIX MILE WAGON TRIP TO RAILROAD SIDING AT WOODS CROSS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): STOKES, W.L., 1961, NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE GEOLOGIC MAP OF UTAH: UGMS

Reference (Deposit): HIGGINS, W.C., SEPT 15, 1910. DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BURRO MINE: SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 17-20.

Reference (Deposit): HIGGINS, W.C., FEB. 15, 1910. SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 31.

Reference (Deposit): HIGGINS, W.C., MAR. 30, 1910. SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 24

Reference (Deposit): HIGGIN, W.C., AUG. 15, 1911. SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 23.

Reference (Production): HIGGINS, W.C., AUG. 30, 1910, P. 19.


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