Mine detail: Reed and Benson Mine

Previously called 'Craig TunnelNew Goodspeed TunnelKennebec Consolidated GroupKennebec Mine'

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Location: Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.60772, -111.65107
dep_id: 10020854
mrds_id: DC14133
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Minor mineral: Zinc, Gold, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
orebody_fm: CHIMNEY
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Tripp, Bryce T.
hrock_unit: Maxfield Limestone
hrock_type: Quartzite,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite
Structure: On North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault, Alta Overthrust, Zone.
tectonic: Uinta Arch
Year first produced: 1871
disc_yr: 1870
References:
  • Deposit:: CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD.; USGS MAP GQ-378.
  • Deposit:: CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PP 201, PG. 107-109.
  • Deposit:: JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 71-73.
  • Production:: USGS PP 201, PG. 109
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