Tecoma Mine

The Tecoma Mine is a silver, zinc, iron, and lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,181 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Tecoma Mine
Secondary: Old Tecoma Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Iron
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Pilot Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR, PIPELIKE

Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Fault Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization, Argillitization

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Goethite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Halloysite
Gangue: Sericite

Comments

Comment (Production): MINOR PRODUCTION HAS BEEN RECORDED SINCE 1920

Comment (Location): SW SW 9, SE SE 8

Comment (Development): C30 CONTINUED: NATIVE GOLD, PLUMBOJAROSITE, NATIVE SILVER, CHRYSOCOLLA, JAROSITE

Comment (Workings): SURFACE PITS AND SHALLOW DIGGINGS OVER INDICATED AREA.

Comment (Geology): NW CORNER OF TECOMA HILL INTRUDED BY SMALL STOCK

References

Reference (Deposit): B.S. BUTLER, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER III

Reference (Deposit): RYAN, G.H., 1914, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS IN LUCIN MINING DISTRICT: SALT LAKE MIN. REV. 16, APRIL 30.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, 1964, P. 82

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, UPDATED 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UGMS BULL 88, P 16-17

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON B.S. BUTLER, PROF. PAPER III

Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, PUBLICATION

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Production): DOELLING, IN PREPARATION

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THIS REVIEW AND BULLOCK, 1970 P. 16.

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