Thompson Cobb Group

The Thompson Cobb Group is a silver mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 3,520 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: Thompson Cobb Group  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 3,520 Feet (1,073 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 37.23694, -113.38139

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Thompson Cobb Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Thompson Cobb Group
Secondary: Thompson and Cobb Claims
Secondary: Newton
Secondary: Nichols
Secondary: Mcnally Mines


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Silver Reef District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: 5m Corp. (Hurricane)

Owner Name: 5m Corp.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Pine Valley Mts

Type: L
Description: Virgin Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM THE COBB MINE CONTAINED .003%


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): AREA INCLUDES THE SOUTH THOMPSON, THOMPSON, COBB, NEWTON, NICHOLS & MCNALLY MINES

Comment (Deposit): REC. NUMBER B10


References

Reference (Deposit): PROCTOR, PAUL, D., 1953, THE GEOLOGY OF SILVER REEF (HARRISBURG) MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 44, 154-155 P


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