Buckhorn Mine

The Buckhorn Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,879 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Buckhorn Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1869
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 & Range

Type: L
Description: Buckhorn Thrust N45w

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE FROM THIS PROPERTY IS SAID TO HAVE CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 1,800 OZ. AG/TON

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SMELTER COMPLETED IN 1876

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE

Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS TOTAL 500 FEET, SEVERAL SHORT ADITS; AN OPEN CUT 28X42X12 FEET. OPEN CUT HAS BEEN PARTIALLY BACKFILLED. NOT ACCESSABLE

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: ENG. & MIN. JOURNAL, 1891

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

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH. U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 111

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-21-1958

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

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

Reference (Production): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 111

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