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Past Producer

Burgin No 1 and No 2 Shaft

Utah County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadGoldCopperZincManganeseCadmium
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Description

Bear Creek Mining Co.

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Manganese, Cadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlHanging Wall Of East Tintic Thrust, Junction With Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Cerussite, Galena, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
StructureHighly Brecciated Limestone, Fissures
AlterationArgillization, Sand Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1965
Last production1978
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10020837
MRDS IDDC14070
Alternate namesBurgin Mine, Chief Oxide, Kennecott Tintic Division
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.94995, -112.04607
References
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.SHEPARD, W.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, IN RIDGE, J.D., ED, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S., 1933-1967.JAMES, A.H., 1973, LEAD AND ZINC RESOURCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, SPECIAL STUDIES 44, JULY 1973.SMIT, F.J., FROTH, H.C., 1970, THE 500 TPD CONCENTRATOR FOR MILLING THE COMPLEX OXIDIZED PB-ZN ORE AT TINTIC DIVISION: IN RAUSCH AND MARIACHER, EDS, AIME SYMPOSIUM ON PB-ZN, VOL. 1.MCKNIGHT, E.T., UNPUBLISHED DATA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NOTED BY H. WEDON, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONSUNSHINE MINING CO, 1982, ANNUAL REPORT, PAGE 8.BUSH, J.B., 1960 CHIEF OXIDE-BURGIN ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V.55, P. 116.MORRIS, 1979SUNSHINE MINING CO ANNUAL REPORT 1982 PAGE 8