| Deposit ID | 10203269 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490350004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bingham Pit - Lead + Zinc Deposit |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.1458, 40.52074 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1810 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003 S | 003 W | 35 | NENENW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | -112.1458, 40.52074 |
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| Area | 50HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1976 |
| District name | Bingham Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | UV Industries, Inc. |
| Home office | University Club Bdlg, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Copper Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Kennecott Bdlg, Salt Lake City, Ut |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 50HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490350004 |
ORAL COMMUNICATION WITH KENNECOTT AND ED JOHN WHO IS THEIR S
GEOLOGIST
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Utah Geological And Mineral Survey | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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