Sacramento

The Sacramento is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,874 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: Sacramento  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 7,874 Feet (2,400 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.3889, -112.26940

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Satelite image of the Sacramento

Sacramento MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sacramento
Secondary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Chicago


Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir 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

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: U. V. Industries In Salt Lake City Univ. Club Bldg. Slc
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1871
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Adularia
Unknown: Actinolite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Cuprite
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Plumbojarosite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Hydrozincite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Aurichalcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE UPPER WORKINGS CALLED THE GRANITE TUNNEL ARE CAVED THE LOWER WORKINGS CALLED THE SOVEREIGN WERE PARTLY BLOCKED RESERVES DETERMINED BY EVALUATOR


References

Reference (Deposit): GUIDEBOOK #14 GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERNOQUIRRH MTNS. BY UT. GEOL.

Reference (Deposit): THE STOCKTON DISTRICT, 1932, USGS PROF PAP. 132, PP 145-6.


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