Mine detail: White Elephant Group Mines

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Location: Tooele County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.92464, -113.80918
dep_id: 10012228
mrds_id: D007728
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
gangue: Hematite, Limonite
orebody_fm: TABULAR - IRREGULAR
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Hydrothermal
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone
Reporter: Tripp, Bryce T.
hrock_unit: Laketown Dolomite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: West Limb Of The Campbell Peak Anticline
tectonic: Basin And Range - Silver Island Mountains
References:
  • Deposit:: SCHAEFFER, F.E., 1960, GEOL. OF THE SILVER ISLAND MTS.: UTAH GEOL. GUIDEBOOK 15.
  • Deposit:: TRIPP, B., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
  • Production:: TRIPP, B., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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