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Four Metals Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021220
MRDS ID DC15228
Record type Site
Current site name Four Metals Mine
Alternate or previous names New Years #1, 2 Claims, Silver King Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.1861, 39.99661 (WGS84)
Elevation 1448
Relative position MINE IS LABELED ON MAP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tooele(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dugway Range NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Tooele

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009S 012W 34 NE OF SW Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SILVER CONTENT OF 1 OZ PER 5.5% PB IS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GALENA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Hydrozincite Ore
Jarosite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Clay Gangue
Gypsum Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomite, Silica

Analytical data

Result 1954 ASSAY: CHIP OF SPHAL. VEIN IN STOPE AT LEVEL 95, 1.62 OZ AG, 8.89% PB, 41.48% ZN
Result 185 LEVEL: TR AG, 3.17% PB, 27.45% ZN
Result STOPE: 5.34 OZ AG, 45.21% PB, 3.83% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Madison Limestone (Host);Hanauer Formation;Woodman Formation
    Rock description Madison Limestone (Host);Hanauer Formation;Woodman Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.1861, 39.99661
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Basin & Range
Type of structure Local
Structure description At Least 2 Fracture Systems

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N20W
    Dip 25SW
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 91.44M
    Width 2.13M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 121.92M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures & Small Faults In A Braided Pattern Both Horizontal & Vertical That Extend Hundreds Of Ft

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE OVERALL RATIO OF ZN-PB IS 2:1. 3 ORE SHOOTS ARE FOUND IN THE MAIN FRACTURE SYSTEM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875
Year of first production 1885

Mining district

District name Dugway District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner R. G. Lee And Willis Smith
  • Type Owner
    Owner Donald B. Warren
    Home office Rochester, Ny.
    First year 1957

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^9.58% Pb, 11.4% Zn, 1.84 Oz Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 52g/mt
    Ore Zinc Zinc 11wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 10wt-pct
  • Year 1949
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.82% Pb, 16.05% Zn, 1.53 Oz Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 43g/mt
    Ore Zinc Zinc 16wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 9wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION YEARS: 1890'S, 1910, 1937-1951, 1951-1957. THE 4 METALS MINE PRODUCED MORE THAN HALF THE ENTIRE PROD. OF THE DISTRICT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 441.96M
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • PROPERTY WAS PATENTED AS NEW YEARS 1-3 ON JUNE 3, 1909 BY R.E.L. FRYMIER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MAIN VEIN WAS DEVELOPED FROM AN INCLINE SHAFT DIPPING 72 DEG SW. THE SHAFT (400 FT DEEP) HAS 5 LEVELS (50, 95, 185, 220, 270) ABOVE WATER. A 2ND VEIN WAS MINED FROM TRENCH & ANOTHER INCLINE (70 DEG. E.)
Deposit Discovery Year: 1870'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1980 Everts, Mike L. U.S. Geological Survey

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