Mine detail: Bingham District

Previously called 'West Mountain District'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.51664, -112.1508

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum
Secondary: Platinum, Zinc, Lead
Tertiary: Bismuth, Nickel, Selenium, Palladium
Discovery year: 1873

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: SECONDARY ENRICHMENT, REPLACEMENT, DISSEMINATED
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1873
Last production ended: 2009

Geology

References

MRDSK002906
DEP60000887
Reference{Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.}{Deposit:: HUNT, R.N., AND PEACOCK, H.G. 1948, LEAD AND LEAD-ZINC OF THE BINGHAM DISTRICT, UTAH: 18TH INTERNAT. GEOL. CONG. SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY, PARAGANESIS AND RESERVES OF THE ORES OF LEAD AND ZINC, P. 81-85.}{Deposit:: BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE GINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 38, 410 P.}