Kimble - Turner

The Kimble - Turner is a gold mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 10,400 feet.

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: Kimble - Turner  

State:  Utah

County:  Garfield

Elevation: 10,400 Feet (3,170 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.06333, -110.78528

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Kimble - Turner MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kimble - Turner
Secondary: Oro


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Henry Mtns./Bromide Basin


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: 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: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Henry Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Henry Mountains


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitic


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Ilmenite


Comments

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU WAS PRODUCED IN 1900. ADDITIONAL SMALL PRODUCTION MAY HAVE OCCURRED IN THE 1930'S.

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL PARALLELING FISSURES

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 OF SECTION 34 .


References

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1972 , HENRY MTNS. COAL FIELDS IN EASTERN AND NORTHERN UTAH COAL FIELDS: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY MON 2 P. 97 - 190 .

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 107 P. 78 - 90 .

Reference (Deposit): 1953 MINEMAP HUNT & OTHERS, 1953 , PP. 228

Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON UGMS BULL. 107

Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL YEARBOOKS

Reference (Deposit): HUNT, C. B., AND OTHERS, 1953 , GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HENRY MOUNTAINS REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 228 .


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