Skoro Mine

The Skoro Mine is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,480 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

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Site Name

Primary: Skoro Mine
Secondary: Sullivan Tunnel

Commodity

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

Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Ashbrook Mining 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1922
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Tennantite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Cuprite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Realgar
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrargyrite
Unknown: Orpiment
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Sericite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ADDITIONAL COMMODITY FOR PAGE A-1: ARSENIC ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: PEARCEITE - A SULFO-SALT ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: ARGYRODITE - A SILVER GERM

References

Reference (Deposit): ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V.37, PP. 500 &501 (1942) BY VICTOR E. PET

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