Burgin Concentrator (Facility)

Past Producer in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Molybdenum, Selenium, Limestone, Dimension, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10301093
MAS/MILS ID 0490490021
Record type Site
Current site name Burgin Concentrator (Facility)

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -112.00359, 39.90775 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 010 S 002 W 15 SE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Selenium Tertiary
Limestone, Dimension Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -112.00359, 39.90775

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kennecott Copper Corp Tintic Div
    ID 4200148
    Home office Utah
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1964-1968 USBM MIN YEARBOOK

  • Deposit

    RADTKE, 1969, USGS PROF PAPER 614-A.

  • Deposit

    1969, UT GEOL AND MIN SOC BULL 82, P. 216, 225-228.

  • Deposit

    MAHFOUD, R.F., 1971, PARAGENESIS AND MINERALOGY OF THE BURGIN MINE: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV GEOL STUDIES VOL. 18, PT. 3, P. 49-104.

  • Deposit

    REVISED 2-82 BY MILS - USBM MINERAL INDUSTRY YEARBOOK 1978-9

  • Deposit

    USBM 1976 DIV OF STATISTICS LIST WASH DC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-MAR-1984 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/15/2002
MSHA mine ID4200148
Mine name (MSHA)Burgin/Apex
Current operatorTintic Utah Metals Llc
Current controller (parent)Chief Consolidated & Korea Zinc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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