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Lehi Tintic Mine

Past Producer in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021069
MRDS ID DC14829
Record type Site
Current site name Lehi Tintic Mine
Alternate or previous names Lehi Tintic Mining Co., Nichols Adit, Gold Blossom Mine
Related records 10130848

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.06079, 40.02134 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 14,350 FT. S24E OF ALLENS RANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Allens Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM Administrative Area(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009S 002W 22 NW OF SW OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS TO MAIN WORKING IN GROUP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE OXIDIZED ON SURFACE, PARTIALLY OXIDIZED AT 500 AND 750 FT LEVELS AND UNOXIDIZED AROUND 1100 FT LEVEL. NO ZINC ORES SHIPPED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.06079, 40.02134
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pinyon Peak Thrust Fault, Allens Ranch Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N65E
    Dip 60NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lehi Tintic Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1909
Year of last production 1949

Mining district

District name North Tintic District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lehi Tintic Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Period 1909-1949
    Material ORE PB AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.3 Oz/Ton Ag, 17 Percent Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 17wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 37g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 2042.16M
    Overall depth 396.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MAIN WORKING OF THE MINE IS THE ADIT AT THE END OF THE ROAD, AN INTERNAL SHAFT WAS SUNK 750 FT FROM THE PORTAL TO A DEPTH OF 1174 FT. LEVELS ARE OPENED FROM THIS SHAFT AT 250 FT., 500 FT., 750 FT AND 1,100 FT. AND SEVERAL SUBLEVELS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FROM RAISES AND WINZES THAT EXTEND ABOVE AND BELOW THE MAIN LEVELS. THE DEEPEST PENETRATION OF THE MINE IS THE 1300 FT. LEVEL WHICH IS REACHED THROUGH A SERIES OF WINZES BEGINNING ON THE 1100 FT LEVEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS

  • Deposit

    COOK, D.R., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MTNS. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 12.

  • Deposit

    PROCTOR, P.D., 1956, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ALLENS RANCH QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP MF 45.

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W. AND G.F. LOUGHLIN, 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 107.

  • Production

    COOK, D.R. (ED.), 1957, PLATE 3.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN ORE BODIES ASSOCIATED WITH LEHI TINTIC FAULT
Deposit ORIGINAL WORKING HIGH ON THE LEHI TINTIC FAULT PRIOR TO 1909 WORKED OUT THE UPPER ORE BODY, LATER WORKING INTERSECTED THE FAULT AT DEPTH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1981 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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