East Tintic District

The East Tintic District is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Utah 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: East Tintic District  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold

Lat, Long: 40.25, -111.99999

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East Tintic District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: East Tintic District
Secondary: Tintic Standard Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: EAST TINTIC DISTRICT


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS, FISSURE VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1909
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement


Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: NS FOLDING, COMPLEX FAULTING

Type: L
Description: N-TRENDING FOLDS, INTERSECTED BY E-W FOLDING, = THRUSTING AND LOCAL "POT HOLE" STRUCTURES


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMAL


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919, GEOL AND ORE DEPOSITS OF TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 107, 282P.

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D. R., ED. 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND...TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS; UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK GEOL. OF UTAH NO 12

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A. H. AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES; USGS PROF. PAPER 610, 283P.

Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T. S., 1949, ROCK ALTERATION, E. TINTIC, DISTRICT, UTAH: MONO 1, ECONGEOLOGY.

Reference (Deposit): KILDALE, MB, 1938, STRUCTURE AND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE TINTIC DISTRICT, UTAH: UNPUBLISHED DOCTOR'S THESIS, STANFORD U.

Reference (Deposit): ORRIS, H. T., 19


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