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Melco Gold Mine, Barney's Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types
Melco Gold MineMine
Barney's CanyonCanyon
Bingham Mining DistrictMining District (Active)
Salt Lake CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 35' 35'' North , 112° 8' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.59333,-112.14694
GeoHash:
G#: 9x0qbjc16
GRN:
N28W61
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bingham Canyon726 (2013)4.1km
Copperton826 (2011)5.3km
Oquirrh11,668 (2006)10.4km
Herriman30,835 (2017)13.0km
Magna26,505 (2011)13.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Tooele Gem & Mineral SocietyTooele, Utah15km
Rockhounders Outreach for Community KnowledgeSandy, Utah22km
Mineral Collectors of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah28km
Wasatch Gem SocietySalt Lake City, Utah28km
Mindat Locality ID:
68232
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68232:0
GUID (UUID V4):
fe482608-655a-4610-b32e-d0f4653ae1d5


Carlin type gold deposit mined in the 1990's. 5 miles north of Bingham Canyon pit.
REF:Deposit:: BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
Deposit:: COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF HE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 1
Deposit:: AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK 1993, P.109.
Production:: RTZ CORPORATION 1994 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20F, P21.
Production:: RTZ CORPORATION 1995 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20F, PP. 12, 27.
Reserve-Resource:: RTZ CORP SEC FORM 20-F, DEC 31, 1993, P. 12.
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead; (Minor) - Silver, Copper; (Trace) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Oquirrh
Structure: Basin And Range, Fissures, Fractures, And Folds
Host Rock: Limestone, Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Sevier Orogenic Belt

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12 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Gallery:

As2S3β“˜ Orpiment

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
β“˜Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Asβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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