| Deposit ID | 10041977 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058079 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burro Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.7794, 40.84577 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2585 |
| Relative position | 1,600 FT N 34 E OF BURRO PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Davis(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fort Douglas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Weber(hydrologic unit)
Weber(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Davis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 001N | 001E | 01 | SE OF NE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | GOLD ORE CLAIMED TO HAVE AVERAGED 13.50 DOLLARS/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | ORE SHIPPED CLAIMED TO HAVE AVERAGED 50 DOLLARS/TON |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Maxfield Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Maxfield Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.7794, 40.84577 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 E |
| Dip | 80 E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1907 |
| Discoverer | Pierre Peugeot |
| District name | Warm Springs (Adams) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burro Mining Co., Pierre Peugeot, Pres. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 238.96M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058079 |
STOKES, W.L., 1961, NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE GEOLOGIC MAP OF UTAH: UGMS
HIGGINS, W.C., SEPT 15, 1910. DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BURRO MINE: SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 17-20.
HIGGINS, W.C., FEB. 15, 1910. SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 31.
HIGGINS, W.C., MAR. 30, 1910. SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 24
HIGGIN, W.C., AUG. 15, 1911. SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 23.
HIGGINS, W.C., AUG. 30, 1910, P. 19.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS ON TWO SEPERATE HORIZONS: NO. 1-GOLD BEARING, 16 TO 20 FT. THICK, NO. 2-SILVER-LEAD BEARING, 4 TO 15 FT. THICK. |
| Deposit | ORE HAULED DOWN MILL CREEK BY COMBINATION OF 1200 FT GRAVITY AERIAL TRAM, 4,400 FT. STONE BOAT HAUL TO ROAD AND THEN SIX MILE WAGON TRIP TO RAILROAD SIDING AT WOODS CROSS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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