The Wastch-Utah Mine is a gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,860 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,860 Feet (1,786 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.58639, -111.78667
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Wastch-Utah Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wastch-Utah Mine
Secondary: New State Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Big Cottonwood District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Vein Is Immediately East Of The Wasatch Fault Zone.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1979 GRAB SAMPLES OF VEIN CONTAIN 2.5 PPM AG, 0.21 PPM AU, 230 PPM CU, 160 PPM ZN, 60 PPM PB.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SERIES OF TUNNELS AND A SHAFT.
Comment (Production): ESTIMATED TOTAL PRODUCTION TO BE $160,000.
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-28-1963
Reference (Deposit): JAMES,L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 114, P. 43-46.
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