Francis Property

The Francis Property is a lead and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,699 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Francis Property

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway 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: J. F. Cannon
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.

Production

Year: 1925
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^19,000 Lbs Zn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TWO CHANNEL SAMPLES: 0.66 & 3.04 OZ/TON AG, 2.6 & 8.74% PB, 18.3 & 7.99% ZN, 0.65 & 0.28% CU

Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Clay

Comments

Comment (Production): ALSO PRODUCED 2.54 OZ. AU; 688 OZ. AG.

Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS 350 FT. APART, ONE IN TRAILER LS., THE OTHER IN THE FANDANGLE LS. BOTH ARE NEAR THE CONTACT OF THE TWO FORMATIONS

Comment (Workings): TWO VEINS: SE VEIN-160 FT. TUNNEL; NW VEIN: TWO TRENCHES (48 & 30 FT.), 105 FT ADIT, TWO SHAFTS

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 415

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 415, 1964

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, USGS PP 111

Reference (Deposit): 1956 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, IN USGS PP 415, 1964

Reference (Production): STAATZ M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAP. 415

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN. DEP. OF THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP. 415

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