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Past Producer

Sioux Mine

Utah County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadGoldCopperBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Smithsonite
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureAlmost Horizontal Beds; Shaft Is Located On The Axis Of The Tintic Syncline. West Of The Axis The Beds Strike North And Dip 45 E. Fractures Are Vertical And Trend N, N 15 E, N 30 W And East.
AlterationSilicified Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1908 - 1912
Identification
Deposit ID10102081
MRDS IDDC12556
Alternate namesSioux Consolidated Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.93245, -112.09551
References
LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 238HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZN DEP OF UTAH: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. B - 73COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL 3CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-06-1958