| Deposit ID | 10042231 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058624 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tintic Drain Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Knight Drain Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.01107, 39.87606 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1532 |
| Relative position | 1200 FT S40E OF WATER TANK IN SECTION 2, UTAH, COUNTY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 011S | 002W | 11 | NE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Laguna Springs Volcanic Group | ||||
| Rock description | Laguna Springs Volcanic Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.01107, 39.87606 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Discoverer | Jesse Knight |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tintic Drain Tunnel Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Home office | New York, N.Y. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1975.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058624 |
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
NEALE, W.G., 1926, THE MINES HAND BOOK, VOLUME XVII, PG 1539, MINES HAND BOOK CO, NEW YORK, N.Y.
KNIGHT, J.W., 1941, THE JESSIE KNIGHT FAMILY: SALT LAKE CITY, DESERET NEWS PRESS, PAGE 78.
SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW FEBRUARY 15, 1919, PGS 21-23.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO ORE |
| Deposit | DRAIN TUNNEL INTENDED TO REACH 5 MILES. TO NW TO DRAGON MINE AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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