Mine detail: Albion Tunnel

Previously called 'Albion Consolidated Mining Co.South Hecla Mining Co.Alta United HoldingsAlbion Mining Co.Alta Germania Mines Co.Mineral Flat Mining, Co.'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.57911, -111.62411

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Copper, Gold
Ore:	Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1870

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1870
Last production ended:	1918

Geology

Host rock:	Ophir Formation;Maxfield Limestone
Host type:	Shale,Sandstone,Limestone
Associated rock:	Intermediate Dikes
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline, Wellington Fissure
Tectonic:	Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline
Alteration processes:	Bleaching, Oxidation

References

MRDS	D011949
DEP	10014877
Reference	{Deposit:: CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 201.}{Deposit:: BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111.}{Deposit:: BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534}{Production:: CALKINS AND BUTLER, 1943}
Reporter	Shubat, Michael A.