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Treasure Hill Mines Group

Past Producer in Tooele county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098067
MRDS ID DC12184
Record type Site
Current site name Treasure Hill Mines Group
Alternate or previous names Thad Stevens Mine, Selah Chamberlain Claims, Morgan Tunnel and Bullion Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.27219, 40.39077 (WGS84)
Elevation 2585
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2,650 S 9 W OF COMMADORE PASS, Within 1000 Foot Radius

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Tooele

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 005S 004W 15 NW OF NE OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Analytical data

Result EARLY PRODUCTION AVERAGED 35 PERCENT PB, 30 OZ. AG/TON
Result PRODUCTION AROUND 1932 ASSAYED 10 PERCENT PB, 4 PERCENT CU, 13 OZ. AG, 40 CENTS AU/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Deseret Formation;Madison Limestone
    Rock description Deseret Formation;Madison Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.27219, 40.39077
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Oquirrh Mtns
Type of structure Local
Structure description Near Axis Of Ophir Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ophir District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Treasure Hill Mines Co.

Comments on the production information

  • THAD STEVENS MINE PRODUCED ABOUT 40,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF ORE BY 1932

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1524M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLUDES THREE MAIN WORKINGS: MORGAN AND BULLION TUNNELS AND THAD STEVENS SHAFT. MORGAN TUNNEL IS 600 FEET LONG AND FROM IT ARE DRIVEN MANY WINZES, DRIFTS CROSSCUTS AND RAISES, INCLUDING THE PAULSON WINZE AND WESTERN KING INCLINE, THESE RESULT IN A TOTAL LENGTH OF WORKINGS OF OVER 3,665 FT. THE BULLION TUNNEL IS APPROXIMATELY 180 FT LONG WITH A 700 FT. NORTHEAST DRIFT AND A 300 FT. NORTH DRIFT. THAD STEVENS SHAFT IS COLLAPSED.

Comments on development

  • MADISON MINES CO. LEASED CLAIMS FROM SELAH CHAMBERLAIN ESTATES AND THEN GRANTED A 30 YEAR LEASE TO THE TREASURE HILL MINES CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED CLAIMS IN GROUP INCLUDE SELAH, THAD STEVENS, ARABELLA, AZURE QUEEN SHOO FLY EAST AND SHOO FLY WEST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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