| Deposit ID | 10227346 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005429 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490030049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vipont Mine |
| Related records | 10087193, 10154661 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.84667, 41.96521 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2259 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Box Elder(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cotton Thomas Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grouse Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Brigham City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Goose(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Box Elder |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Unknown |
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Cerussite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Covellite | Unknown |
| Cuprite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Orpiment | Unknown |
| Pyrargyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Realgar | Unknown |
| Sericite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tennantite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.84667, 41.96521 |
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| Strike | N45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 20S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 305M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 183M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 16HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 76M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | Ashbrook Mining District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 23760M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 91M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490030049 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005429 | MAS references MRDS |
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V37, PP 466-502 (1942) BY VICTOR E. PETERS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ADDITIONAL COMMODITY FOR PAGE A-1: ARSENIC ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: ARGYRODITE - A SILVER GERM ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: PEARCEITE - A SULFO-SALT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Utah Geological And Mineral Survey | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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