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Parnell Tunnel

Past Producer in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodity 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. Alteration
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098078
MRDS ID DC14226
Record type Site
Current site name Parnell Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.16941, 40.52161 (WGS84)
Elevation 2210
Relative position ONE MILE WEST OF PIT CENTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salt Lake(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bingham Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003S 003W 34 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • MINE IS BEING EXCAVATED BY THE OPEN PIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicified Limestones

Analytical data

Result 1905 SAID TO ASSAY $6 IN GOLD

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.16941, 40.52161
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures (N 70 W, 20 - 50 N; N 10 - 20 E, Steep E).

Ore body information

  • Width 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE COUNTRY ROCK IS A MASSIVE CALCAREOUS QUARTZITE ABOVE THE HIGHLAND BOY LIMESTONE. THE FRACTURE ZONE IS STAINED RED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bingham District

Comments on the workings information

  • A 200 FT ADIT HEADING N 25 W WITH 100 FEET OF DRIFTS. ANOTHER ADIT 200 FT LOWER IS ABOUT 50 FT LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1975 Mc Coy, Gail U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1978 Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) U.S. Geological Survey

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