Utah · Juab County
Past Producer

Lower Mammoth Mine

Juab County, Utah, United States
ZincCopperGoldSilverLead
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Description

Jesse Knight And Associates

Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlFissures
Materials
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Cole Canyon Dolomite
Associated rockMonzonite · Silver City Stock
AlterationSilicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1912
Last production1940
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10102095
MRDS IDDC14035
Alternate namesMammoth - Copperopolis ? Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.92773, -112.11662
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.HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS, OF THE U.S. PART 2 PAGE 1376, U.S. GEOL.HARRIS, BK., 1966, THE TOWNS OF TINTIC, SAGE BOOKS.SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, FEBRUARY 28, 1915, SALT LAKE CITY.MCINTYRE, E.S., PERSONAL INTERVIEW OCTOBER 25, 1983.