| Deposit ID | 10073158 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burgin Kennecott Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.04523, 39.95023 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1700 |
| Relative position | 6 KM. EAST OF EUREKA, UTAH |
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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Cadmium | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Result | HI GRADE ORE - 15?? PB, 12?? ZN 340 G/MT AG. BRECCIA ORE - 2.1% PB, 6.3%ZN, 15.6%MN, 17 G/MT AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ophir Formation Ls | ||||
| Rock description | Ophir Formation Ls | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.04523, 39.95023 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Great Basin To The West |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | East Tintic Anticline, East Tintic Thrust Fault (Ore In Hanging Wall), Eureka Standard, Apex Standard Faults |
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 450M |
| Depth to top | 300M |
| Depth to bottom | 400M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| Discoverer | Bear Creek Mining Co. |
| Year of first production | 1965 |
| District name | East Tintic Dist. |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Copper Corp. |
| Year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^12.4 % Pb | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 406M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019005 |
SHEPARD, W. M. ET AL, 1968, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DIST., UTAH; IN RIDGE, J. D. ED, ORE DEPOSITS OF U. S., 1933 - 1967, V. 1 P. 941 - 965
JAMES, A. H., 1973, LEAD AND ZINC RESOURCES IN UTAH; UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY, SPECIAL STUDIES 44, JULY 1973, P. 32 - 38.
SMIT, F. J., FOTH, H. C., 1970, THE 500 TPD CONCENTRATOR FOR MILLING THE COMPLEX OXIDIZED PB - ZN ORE AT TINTIC DIV.; IN RAUSCH & MARIACHER, EDS, AIME SYMP. ON PB - ZN, V. 1 P. 751 - 769
1943 GEOLMAP USGS - 1943 - 1956 - DISCOVER THRUST FAULT
1956 DIREXPL BEAR CREEK MINING CO. - ORE FOUND
JAMES, A. H., LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH P. 35. E/MJ INTL. DIR. 1976
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GROUND WATER IS HEATED BY THERMAL SPRINGS AND CONTAINS CORROSIVE MINERALS REQUIRING STAINLESS STEEL PUMPS AND PIPES. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS PRESENCE OF "SANDED DOLOMITE" A PRODUCT OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION WHICH CAVES BADLY AND FLOWS UNCONTROLLABLY INTO MINE WORKINGS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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