| Deposit ID | 10088748 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058418 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Reef Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.28886, 40.36772 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | 6,700 FT N 35 E OF BATES RANCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ophir(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005S | 004W | 22 | SW OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Result | ASSAY OF MAIN VEIN - 4.44 OZ. AG/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | .015 OZ. AU/TON |
| Result | .008% CU |
| Result | 11.2% PB |
| Result | .16% ZN |
| Result | ASSAY OF VEIN IN SOUTH DRIFT - .09 OZ. AG/TON |
| Result | .003 OZ. AU/TON |
| Result | .007% CU |
| Result | .084% PB |
| Result | .33% ZN |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.28886, 40.36772 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On West Limb Of Ophir Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Lakes Of Killarney Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 W |
| Dip | 36 SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lafe Morley And Newell Carter |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.007HA |
| Length | 594.36M |
| Overall length | 16.46M |
| Overall width | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058418 |
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 366-370.
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRON STAINED FAULT GOUGE |
| General | This "mine" is not mentioned in Gilluly, 1932 or Butler, 1920. Description in Butler (p. 366-369) is generalized for the Ophir District. Do not confuse with the other Silver Reef in Tooele County, Erickson District. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey | |
| Editor | 20-JUN-2008 | Wilson, A.B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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