Little Bingham

The Little Bingham is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah.

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: Little Bingham  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.8667, -112.25000

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Little Bingham MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Bingham


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Tintic District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Centurion Mines/Bhp Mineral Exp. Joint Venture
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1997


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED 70 MILES SW OF SALT LAKE CITY AND 14 MILES WEST OF EUREKA. THE JOINT VENTURE INCLUDES 12000 ACRES. THE POINT OF REFERENCE IS THE TOWN OF EUREKA. POSSIBLE NAME OF MAP IS TINTIC JUNCTION, BUT THE EXACT LOCATION WAS UNABLE TO BE LOCATED ON A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. APPROX. ELEVATION: 6200 M.


References

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 108, #3, 1-15-97, P1.

Reference (Deposit): PROJECT".

Reference (Deposit): "DRILLING BEGINS ON BHP/CENTURION JOINT VENTURE COPPER/GOLD

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, JULY 31, 1996, VOL. 107, #31, P15;

Reference (Deposit): CENTURION MINES CORP. PRESS RELEASE, 7-16-96.


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