Colorado

Utah County, Utah, United States

Silver Lead Copper Gold Zinc

Land & claims · BLM · live

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BLM MLRS ↗Claims at this point ↗Surface mgmt ↗

Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimarySilver, Lead

SecondaryCopper, Gold

TertiaryZinc

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeSmall

WorkingsUnderground

Orebody formHORIZONTAL PIPE

Materials

Ore mineralsCalamine, Galena, Smithsonite

Geology

Host rockLimestone

Associated rockQuartz Latite

StructureTintic Syncline

AlterationSilicified Limestone Surrounds The Ore Shoot.

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Production years1907 - 1957

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References

LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 236 - 8 .USGS MIN. RES. 1919-1935, 1940 - 59HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZN DEP. OF US: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. 73COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF E. TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL 3 .USGS PP 107 , UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 12

Identification

Deposit ID10020832

MRDS IDDC14064

Alternate namesColorado Mining Co.

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates39.93662, -112.09523