The Opex Property is a mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,962 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,962 Feet (2,122 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.93194, -112.12083
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Opex Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Opex Property
Commodity
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Beds Are Slightly Overturned At Depth. The Workings Follow A N - S Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS, THE NEW SHAFT IS 2,200 FT DEEP WITH EIGHT LEVELS. THE WORKINGS WERE DEVELOPED IN HOPES OF CONNECTING WITH THE CENTENNIAL - EUREKA ORE BODY, BUT IT DID NOT OCCUR.
Comment (Location): PROPERTY EXTENDS FOR .3 MILES
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 203 - 204
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