Midland

Past Producer in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021049
MRDS ID DC14761
Record type Site
Current site name Midland

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.1333, 40.54966 (WGS84)
Elevation 1905
Relative position 1.75 MILES NE OF BINGHAM CANYON
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003S 003W 13 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • THE MINE IS NOW UNDERNEATH THE WASTE DUMPS OF THE OPEN PIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Marcasite Ore

Analytical data

Result ( 1905 ) NORTHERN SHOOT: 38 % PB, 8 - 10 OZ/TON AG, $3 IN GOLD AND SOME COPPER. SOUTHERN SHOOT - 50 % PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.1333, 40.54966

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracture Zone (N 10 - 20 W, 65 - 80 W). The Copperton Anticline Axis Is Close To The Mine.

Ore body information

  • General form THREE DISTINCT SHOOTS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bingham District

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS DC14761

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 308

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-26-1958

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1975 Mc Coy, Gail U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1978 Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) U.S. Geological Survey