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Apex Tunnel, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

Type:	Mine(s) - a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages
Mindat.org Region:	Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Region:	Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Latitude:	40° 31' 20" N
Longitude:	112° 9' 46" W
Lat/Long (dec):	40.52245,-112.163
Köppen climate type:	Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:	1,996m
Mindat Feature ID:	5770807
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5770807:2
GUID:	8e3500e3-3073-49fd-9580-e55705f92383

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Coromandel (Phoenix), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 27" N	112° 9' 41" W	0.3km (0.2 miles)
Armstrong Tunnel Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 8" N	112° 9' 51" W	0.4km (0.3 miles)
Mary Mine (Bartholemew), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 19" N	112° 10' 5" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Chandler Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 39" N	112° 9' 50" W	0.6km (0.4 miles)
Apex-Delaware Group Mines (Utah Apex), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 23" N	112° 10' 14" W	0.6km (0.4 miles)
Ingersoll Mine (Boston Consolidated Group), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 30' 54" N	112° 9' 34" W	0.9km (0.5 miles)
Stewart Mine (Boston Consolidated Group), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 30' 50" N	112° 9' 47" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Utah Metal Tunnel, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 30' 50" N	112° 9' 52" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Jubilee Tunnel (Boston Consolidated Group), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 6" N	112° 9' 9" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Venice Tunnel Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 28" N	112° 10' 27" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Susquehanna tunnel occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 36" N	112° 10' 24" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Gardella Pit, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 45" N	112° 9' 11" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
North Ore Shoot Extension prospect (Bingham Canyon Underground; Carr Fork), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 56" N	112° 9' 35" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Wall Group, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 27" N	112° 8' 57" W	1.2km (0.7 miles)
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 19" N	112° 8' 54" W	1.2km (0.8 miles)
U - and - I Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 59" N	112° 9' 33" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Clay's Bench, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 41" N	112° 9' 0" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Bulldozer Tunnel Prospect (Boston Consolidated Group), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 30' 38" N	112° 9' 43" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Cuba Tunnel Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 54" N	112° 9' 12" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Cherikino Bar Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 26" N	112° 8' 52" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Commercial (Bingham Copper and Gold Mining Company), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 30' 54" N	112° 9' 2" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Heaton & Campbell Placer, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 50" N	112° 9' 2" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Argonaut Pit, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 32' 0" N	112° 9' 15" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Crown Point, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 31' 59" N	112° 9' 10" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Mountain Gem Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 30' 32" N	112° 9' 42" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Greeley Tunnel Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 30' 29" N	112° 9' 46" W	1.6km (1.0 miles)
Franklin Tunnel, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 30' 34" N	112° 9' 9" W	1.7km (1.0 miles)
Ben Butler (Butler-Liberal), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 32' 15" N	112° 9' 34" W	1.7km (1.1 miles)
Liberal, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 32' 16" N	112° 9' 41" W	1.7km (1.1 miles)
Erie Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	40° 32' 13" N	112° 9' 23" W	1.7km (1.1 miles)

Smelter

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

View of the pit

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Postcard showing benches of the mine.

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Smelter

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

View of the pit

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Postcard showing benches of the mine.

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Smelter

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

View of the pit

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 1.7 km)

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

ⓘ 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'

ⓘ Fluorwavellite

ⓘ Foshagite

ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

ⓘ Talc

ⓘ Talnakhite

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ Tenorite

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 1.7 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Basin and Range Basins, North America Plate	Basin
Mojave Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Oquirrh Basin, North America Plate	Basin
USA	Country
Utah, USA	State
Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	County
Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA	Mining District

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