| Deposit ID | 10042133 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058450 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kearsarge Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Moro-Kearsarge Consolidated Mines |
| Related records | 10155121 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.27413, 40.38994 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2554 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 3,050 FT S 18 W OF COMMADORE PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stockton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005S | 004W | 15 | SE OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aurichalcite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | EARLY ASSAYS TO 10,000 DOLLARS/TON AG |
|---|---|
| Result | LATER 7 PERCENT PB, 2 PERCENT CU, 18 OZ/TON AG, 1.25 DOLLAR/TON AG |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Humbug | ||||
| Rock description | Humbug | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.27413, 40.38994 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oquirrh Mtns. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ophir Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E |
| Dip | 30 N TO 35 N |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 N TO 35 N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1871 |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Intermountain Resources, Inc. |
| Home office | Kearns Bldg., Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U. V. Industries |
| Home office | 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058450 |
CRAWFORD, A.L., AND A-M. BURANEK, 1942, THE MONO AND KEARSARGE HOLDINGS, DRY CANYON, TOOELE CO., UTAH: UGMS CIRCULAR NO. 20, 23P.
ROMSLO, T.M., 1962, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 30.4.
USBM, 1925-1930, 1935, 1937, 1939-1940, 1944, 1947, 1949-1951, MINERAL YEARBOOKS.
USGS, 1916-1918, 1922-1923, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES
MITCHELL, H.G., 1925, A GEOLOGICAL REPORT OF THE DRY CANYON DIVISION OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: THESIS STANFORD UNIVERSITY
GILLULY, J., 1932, P. 152-153
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODIES ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO BEDDING, RICHEST ORE IN CALLAHAN STOPE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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