Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Sharp Min

Tooele County, Utah, United States
ManganeseLeadSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Lead
SecondarySilver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR, LENTICULAR PODS
Ore controlIntersections Of N-S Striking Faults Wit An E-W Striking Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCerussite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite · Sheeprock Series Of Cohenour (1959);
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055192
MRDS IDRE00257
Alternate namesBenmore Mine, Larson-Winberg Mine, Lawrence Sharp Mine, Mary L Claim, Victor Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.97438, -112.50802
References
BENMORE CONS. MINES, DATA UNKNOWN; UNPUBL. PRIVATE REPORTCRITTENDEN, MAX D., JR., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 15, 38-39COHENOUR, R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES; UGMS BULL. 63. P. 115DEAN, K.C., AND VINCENT, K.C., 1949, CONC. OF OXIDE MN ORES FROM COLUMBIA AND ELBERTA MINING DISTRICTS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: USBM R.I. 4466, P. 6-9-------REF 5 HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 2. UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. B55-56CRITTENDEN (1951), HEYL (1963), USGS, MIN. RES. OF U.S., AND USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS