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Burro Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107956
MRDS ID D005189
Record type Site
Current site name Burro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.04527, 37.99107 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position 2700 FT. NE OF GOVERNMENT PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Deer Lodge Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hamlin-Snake 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 Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 032S 020W 26 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.04527, 37.99107
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Blue Ribbon Lineament

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 304.8M
    Width 1.83M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulting & Fracturing

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Stateline

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT & LEVELS AT 45 & 100 FEET. STOPES CONNECT THE TWO LEVELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Perry, Lee I. Bureau of Land Management

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