Deposit ID | 10020868 |
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MRDS ID | DC14187 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Winamuck Mine 1867 |
Geographic coordinates: | -112.1458, 40.543 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 1905 |
Relative position | 0.75 MI NE OF BINGHAM CANYON |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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Salt Lake | 003S | 003W | 23 | Utah |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Lead | Primary |
Silver | Primary |
Copper | Primary |
Zinc | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcocite | Ore |
Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Cubanite | Ore |
Pyrargyrite | Ore |
Pyrite | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Tetrahedrite | Ore |
Clay | Gangue |
Gypsum | Gangue |
Result | 1872 : 34.98 % PB, 51.46 OZ AG. THREE ASSAYS FROM PIPES AVERAGE 5.9 % PB, 131.6 OZ AG, $.90 AU, 4.6 % CU, 13.9 % ZN. |
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(1) | -112.1458, 40.543 |
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Type of structure | Local |
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Structure description | Fracture (N 40 - 60 W, 45 - 70 Ne), Fault Planes (N 6 - 10 W, 80 Ne) |
General form | LENTICULAR |
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Strike | S 40 - 60 E |
Dip | 45 NE |
Thickness | 6.1M |
Width | 60.96M |
Length | 182.88M |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Significant | No |
Production years | LATE 1800'S, AND 1920, AND 1927 |
District name | Bingham District |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14187 |
USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 300
USGS MIN. RES. 1920, PT. 1, P. 303.
USBM MIN. RES. 1927, PT. 1, P. 665.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | ALONG CONTACT ZONE |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-1975 | Mc Coy, Gail | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Updater | 01-NOV-1978 | Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey |