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Petro

Past Producer in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10020880
MRDS ID DC14207
Record type Site
Current site name Petro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.16858, 40.52605 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Relative position ONE MILE WEST OF PIT CENTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salt Lake(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bingham Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

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 27 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • UNDER THE OPEN PIT WASTE DUMP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.16858, 40.52605
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Country Rx (N 60 W, 30 - 40 N), Fissure (N 50 - 60 W, Steep Sw).

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED VEIN
    Thickness 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE COUNTRY ROCK IS A QUARTZITE WITH CALCAREOUS MEMBERS. THE CALCAREOUS MEMBERS VARIES FROM WHITE CALCAREOUS QUARTZITE TO A GRAY, IMPURE LIMESTONE AND A MOTTLED, CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1891-1892

Mining district

District name Bingham District

Comments on the workings information

  • AN ADIT WITH DRIFTS CONNECTED WITH A RAISE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 286

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 213-D, 1902, P. 108.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORE EITHER OCCURS IN THE FISSURE OR TAKES OUT INTO THE BEDDING IN THE FORM OF HALF LENSES.

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

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