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: Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.57911, -111.62411
dep_id: 10014877
mrds_id: D011949
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead
Minor mineral: Copper, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
alteration: Bleaching, Oxidation
conc_proc: Replacement Of Limestone By Metasomatism
ore_ctrl: Intersection Of Favorable Limestone Beds With Northeast Striking Fissure
Reporter: Shubat, Michael A.
hrock_unit: Ophir Formation;Maxfield Limestone
hrock_type: Shale,Sandstone,Limestone
arock_unit: Intermediate Dikes
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline, Wellington Fissure
tectonic: Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline
Year first produced: 1870
yr_lst_prd: 1918
disc_yr: 1870
References:
  • 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
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