Mine detail: Mintintic Drill Holes 1 and 3

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 39.88884, -112.12551

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Chlorite, Epidote
Discovery year: 1943

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Tintic Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite
Associated rock:Silver City Stock
Associated type:Monzonite
Alteration processes:Chloritic And Argillic

References

MRDSM058606
DEP10042218
Reference{Deposit:: MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES. UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.}{Deposit:: COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.}{Deposit:: MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.}{Deposit:: LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.}{Deposit:: LOG OF MINTINTIC HOLE 3 IN WRITE* FILES, BY L.C. ARMSTRONG; RELEASED BY PERMISSION.}
ReporterJames, Laurence P.