| | Report (issue) | CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most.... . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | azurite, Utah boasts an array of mineral species. AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT Mineral Collecting in Utah Downloaded...Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84106-3313 JAMES R. WILSON Weber State University Ogdeo, Utah 84408-2507 PAULA...PAULA N. WILSON University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-1183 sion to visit or collect material; indeed...to collectors. Many specimens were produced when mining districts were active in the late 1800s through...districts mentioned below, most historically active mining districts in the state have been inactive for decades | | | Book (volume) | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel | | | Report (issue) | IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH by Kenneth c. Bullock Geneva Works, U. S. Steel Corporation, near Provo. Courtesy...Courtesy of U. S. Steel Corporation . UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL -SURVEY affiliated with THE COLLEGE...AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah BULLETIN 88 PRICE $4.50 DECEMBER...the Iron Industry in Utah · .1 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Beaver Lake Mountains deposits... .2 . . . . . . . . . . .2 Black Rock mine . . . Skylark mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | Journal (issue) | Chance Mine, Creede, CO By Jack Morris, Owner & Operator The Last Chance Mine is a working mine and Rockhounding...features historic buildings and a museum. Turquoise, amethyst, galena, zinc, sphalerite, native silver, copper...Anniversary of the Canon City Meteor Western Museum of Mining and Industry. See a Piece of the 2013 Russian...16—General Assembly, “History & Geology of Last Chance Mine” 7 pm., Senior Center. Pebble Pups & Juniors. 5:30...Show hosted by the Wasatch Gem Society, Salt Lake County Equestrian Park & Events Center, 2100 W. 11400 | | | Report (issue) | zinc, tungsten, and copper. In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San...San Juans one of Colorado's four great mining regions along with Leadville, Cripple Creek, and Central City...during the eighteenth century, were the first to mine in the San Juans. One of the earliest recorded expeditions...Above: August sunrise on middle Blue Lake, Ouray County Photo Jack Brauer/WideRange Photo LLC, 2010 Facing...Domfnguez Escalante 1776 expedition through Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico Ho for the San Juans! 5 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | THE SUNNYSIDE MINE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT SAN JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO TOM ROSEMEYER Box 586 Ouray, Colorado...Colorado 81427 The Sunnyside mine is Colorado's largest underground gold producer and to date has produced...mountain valley at an elevation of 12,240 feet, the mine was originally located on the shores of the now-drained...early 1900s, at the height of mining activity, the sprawling Sunnyside mine complex was a self-contained...boardinghouses, a hospital, and a commissary. Winters at the mine were long and harsh, often with snow depths of 10 | | | Report (volume) | 50. II. Tertiary History of the G-rand Caiion District, with atlas, by Clarence E. Dutton, Capt. U. S... Geology of the Comstocls Lode and the Washoe District, with atlas, by George F. Becker. 1882. 4°. xv...of 21 sheets folio. Price $11.00. IV. Conistock Mining and Miners, by Eliot Lord. 1883. 4°. xiv, 451 pp...Price $1.20. VIII. Paleontology of the Eureka District, by Charles Doolittle Walcott. 1884. 4°. xiii...46 pi. and maps. Price $1.75. XII. Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado, with atlas, by | | | Journal (issue) | Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................quartz, 10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by...significant mineral localities in C o l o r a d o ,by county. In addition, there is a complete listing o f all...type localities, and an alphabetical cross-index by mine name. T INTRODUCTION In the Spring of 1976 a group...LOCALITY INDEX BOULDER COUNTY Caribou Mine Caribou (near Nederland), Caribou District (Silver, Uraninite | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Grizzly Bear Mine Ouray County, Colorado Grizzly Bear Mine Figure 1: Grizzly Bear mine in Bear Creek...Creek Canyon, circa 1900; courtesy Ouray County Historical Society. 302 ROCKS AND M I N E R A L S In...rhodochrosite crystals. In 1981, deeper exploration of the mine pro duced additional outstanding specimens of rhodochrosite...of the Silverton quadrangle, briefly mentions the mine and the occurrence of rhodochrosite crystals. It...appears that not many specimens were saved from early mining operations, as only a few specimens are known to | | | Book | enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground...oFtne ato aa Gem Ghd nQkTeane Uva a nes ly ia" mine Ui nrobs inesob cere ts ou ioe tok us 'aaieomolitt...exception of the rhodochrosites of the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, which were loaned for photography...and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley Caballo...Mountains Chloride District Hansonburg District Socorro Area New Placers District Grants Area Nacimiento | | | Book | Colo. Fairplay, Colo. R. J. Raymond, United States Mining and Mineral Commissioner: Prof. J. F. L. Schirmer...the pitchblende. not been for several^years the mine is not worked at present and has distribution in...Peaks; crystallized at Bergen's ; Ranch, Jefferson County; on Boulder Peak. Agate,— See Quartz. — At Quartzville...Almandite. See Garnet. Boulder County. City Gold — Allophanite. —Franklin Mine, in Gilson Gulch Fowler Branch...; and Wells's district. Hill. It occurs in various mines of the Sunshine district ; minute crystals | | | Journal (issue) | COVER: Navctjo Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, b y PARKER HAMILTON ENGINEERING: Ford's Desert... 22 LOST MINE: Alec Ramy's Lost Bonanza By KEN WORTLEY 24 BONANZA: Old Shultz' Gold Mine By CLARE BOWMAN...Briefs: 28 Hard Rock Shorty: 32 Writers Close-Ups: 33 Mining News: 34 Book Reviews: 35 Gem-Mineral Field Reports:...beautiful colors of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah make that area one of the most rewarding on earth...Weight's field trip story and for Ken Wortley's lost mine piece. We mailed the information to Norton, who | | | Report (volume) | of Science A. I. M. E___ American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Acad_ _______ Academy...fm________ franc. ___---_ front__--__Ft___..-- Company, County Collections Colorado Commission,Committee Communications...development diagram, etc. Direcci6n Dissertation district distribution Division Doctoral, Document Doctoral...Meteorological, etc. Michigan microscopic, etc. Mimeographed Mining Minnesota mineral resources Mineralogic, etc. Miscellaneous...v. 29. Washington, D. C. American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers: Technical Publications | | | Journal (issue) | Consequences. soon to be covered by rising lake water. UTAH Mexican Hat's April 13-17—Intercollegiate Rodeo...April 16-18 — Spring Festival Days, WHITE CANYON, UTAH Price. Most all agree: April is the best month.... . 1959 Mexican Hat Expeditions Mexican Hat, Utah GLEN CANVON BOATING, Inc. DESERT MAGAZINE Publisher's...CALENDAR REFLECTION NATURE ADVENTURE FICTION WATER LOST MINE POETRY PUBLIC LANDS EXPERIENCE GHOST TOWN PHOTOGRAPHY...NOTES TRUE OR FALSE WILDFLOWERS COOKING CLOSE-UPS MINING HOBBY LAPIDARY BOOKS COMMENT ADIOS PHOTOGRAPHY | | | Journal (issue) | Agate, Pink Moss Agate (18x13mm only), Phantom Amethyst, Aventurine, Blue Aventurine, Goldstone, Blue...out, bite, and loot very closely at abandoned old mine dumps and prospect pits. Make sure that the dumps...have found gold specimens include the Searchlight district, near Las Vegas, Nevada, where beautiful microcrystals...sluice box. As an example of how successful placer mining as a hobby can be, let me cite the folJowing vignette... Frequently , new locations are referred to by county only, and in not just a few instances, simply the | | | Journal (issue) | mm-1ct. diamond size diamond size diamond size AMETHYST S28. / pair $33. / pair AQUAMARINE S45. /...has continued on page 39 GEMS & MINERALS - 7 Amethyst from Hallelujah Junction , California. Three inches...Art Reno Gem and M ineral Societ y of San Mateo County things which cannot be broken down to any further...prices. The available varieties include the pruple amethyst, so prized by the ancient Romans for what they...Perldot Axlnlte Llmonlte Pseudomorph Concretion Amethyst GROUP No. 3 - ROCKS a ROCK FORMING MINERALS . | | | Journal (issue) | interesting ones he has discovered in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona. • Color of the...A m a t e u r G e m Cutter, b y LELANDE QUICK MINING Briefs from the desert COMMENT Just Between...they envisioned a gold mine in the ferry being operated by Dr. A. L. Lincoln. Glanton promptly announced...were at that moment the sole survivors of the Lincoln-Glanton ferry company which for about 14 months...Dr. A. L. Lincoln, who is said to have been a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Lincoln had been | | | Thesis/Dissertation | TDfl SbQ AEEAL GEOLOGY OF 0?HS CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO. By ' X ESEBR S* H B LARSEIT. ...Approved: The Areal Geology of The Greede Mining District, Esper 3. Larson. COKTEIIT3 Chapter I...11 General conditions 11 Humphreys mill 13 Amethyst mill 15 Solomon mill 16 Hidge mill 16 Bibliography...faults. The Amethyst fault eyttenu V / ^ v" A/ T ^.iivi'i.iijXi Equity Fault. ~ T- re Mine poiti^...Location and topography.- The Creede mining district is in Mineral County, southwestern Colorado, near the | | | Journal (issue) | learned from the other kids in the Mojave Desert Mining Camp of Randsburg in 1896 was that so long as there... yon. Men came in every day from the Stringer District (later to become the great tungsten producer)...gasoline flares. After the second fire the business district built up along Butte Avenue, detouring the hoist...useful life. In its way I'm sure life in a raw mining camp was no worse than what some kids go through...They would let down the bars and do things in a mining camp they would never dream of doing at home. It | | | Journal (issue) | Fiery Furnace By CECIL M. OUELLETTE 14 RECREATION: Utah Creates State Parks By FRANK A. TINKER 16 NATURE:...Southwest News Briefs: 30 Hard Rock Shorty: 32 Mining News: 33 Amateur Gem Cutter: 36 Gem-Mineral Field...bears that nickname with honor. Despite the Storey County break- in the desert canyons to notify the through...(largely between the Yampa and Little Snake rivers). In Utah the horses are widely dispersed, but are most numerous...numerous in the semiarid basins and ranges of western Utah, particularly in Tooele and Juab counties. These | | | Journal (issue) | Branch: M. P. Gayton, F.G.A. South Yorkshire & District Branch: I. R. M. Lewis, F.G.A. Examiners: B. W...importance. According to Kanis (1980), the first mine (Miku) was given up in 1972. In the neighbourhood...(microprobe) Locality colour V Cr Fe Kwale District, Kenya Lake Manyara, Tanzania Miku, Zambia green...GUYANA By R. J. LEE, Ph.D., M.I.M.M. Department of Mining and Mineral Sciences, University of Leeds INTRODUCTION... Thus any discussion of the history of diamond-mining in the country must start with gold. It is almost | | | Book (edition) | ............................................. Amethyst.................................................................................. Deposits and mining ......... ~ ......................................................................... Royal Blue mine .............. ·~ ................................"'illiam Petry mine ............................................. :Myersand Bona mine .............................................. Montezuma mine ................................................ :Moqui•Aztecmine | | | Journal (issue) | American Federation Show July 18 through 21 Jefferson County Fairgrounds Port Townsend WA Dealer Inquiries Welcome...Elam Postcard from Freiberg 34 This historic mining town is proud of its heritage; by Murray Eiland...•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $36.00 each : : DINOSAUR BONE • Utah 1" - 3" size (10 lb. min.) Inv. #31490 • 1 ••••••••••...Annual show, •Gems lor You in 2002~: Washington County Fairplex, N.E. Cornell Ad.; Fri. 9·5, Sat. 10·5...Eastern Indiana Gem & Geological Society, Wayne County Fairgrounds, N. Salisbury Ad.: Fri. 9·6, Sat. 10·6 | | | Journal (issue) | light possible. HERE ARE THE FACTS SUBSTANCE AMETHYST EMERALD RUBY, SAPPHIRE DIAMOND TITANIA INDEX...DESERT MAGAZINE DESERT CALENDAR June 2-4—Arizona District 20-30 Club convention, Flagstaff. June 3-4—Hobby...lodge annual convention of Elks Auxiliary, Ogden, Utah. June 8—Buffalo dance at Santa Clara Pueblo, New...Mexico. June 16—Tri-State conference of Western Mining Council, Reno, Nevada. June 16-17-18—First annual...annual Art Festival, Federated Artists of Utah, at Springdale, Zion Canyon, to be held in conjunction with |
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