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New Bulhon Mine

Past Producer in Tooele county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, 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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098082
MRDS ID DC14824
Record type Site
Current site name New Bulhon Mine
Alternate or previous names Balhinch Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.26497, 40.00161 (WGS84)
Elevation 2202
Relative position 5600 FT. W. OF BOULTER PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tooele(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lofgreen(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

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Tooele

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009S 003W 30 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • NW OF SE SE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SULPHIDES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DOLOMITE SPAR

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Ore
Galena Ore
Hemimorphite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calamine Gangue
Dolomite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Almost Complete Oxidation Of Ore

Analytical data

Result FIVE ASSAYS: TRACE-.015 OZ/TON AU, 3.5-7.1 OZ/TON AG,20.33-40.2 PERCENT PB, 7.2-9.8 PERCENT INSOL., 14.5-22.8 PERCENT ZINC, .6-2.4 PERCENTS. 6.5-13.45 PERCENT FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvium and colluvium
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedrock (N10e, 30-35w), Fissure (N70e), New Bulltion Fault (N60w,45sw) Vert. Displacement 2000 Ft. Hori. Displacement 1700 Ft.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Depth to bottom 94.49M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along Fractures Of Hanging Wall Block

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1887
Year of first production 1897

Mining district

District name North Tintic District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • $35,000 NET IN LEAD AND ZINE IN 1897

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 324.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • A 370 FT. ADIT A WINZE WHICH EXTENDS 200 FT. BELOW THE ADIT LEVEL AND A STOPE TO THE SURFACE ALONG WITH OTHER MINOR WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COOK, D.R., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK 12.

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PA. 107.

  • Deposit

    PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    1961 GEOLMAP DISBROW, A.E. GQ-14

  • Production

    COOK, D.R. (ED), 1957, GEOLOGY OF EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS: GUIDEBOOK TO UTAH NUMBER 12, P. 140

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. U.S. Geological Survey

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