Silver Drum Group, Third Term Mining District, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver Drum Group | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Third Term Mining District | Mining District |
| Stansbury Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Tooele County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 29' 22'' North , 112° 35' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned)
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grantsville | 10,027 (2017) | 16.7km |
| Rush Valley | 475 (2017) | 18.8km |
| Stockton | 642 (2017) | 20.5km |
| Tooele | 33,157 (2017) | 25.8km |
| Erda | 4,642 (2011) | 28.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tooele Gem & Mineral Society | Tooele, Utah | 26km |
Mindat Locality ID:
183614
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:183614:4
GUID (UUID V4):
53266699-fe4e-4b64-9ddc-c61d81b237e3
Commodities (Trace) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Host Rock: Limestone, Quartzite
MOST MINES SHUT DOWN AND PROBABLY EXHAUSTED, BUT IRON MOUNTAIN MINE CURRENTLY (1959) WORKED FOR PYRITE, WITH SOME COPPER OBTAINED AS LATE AS 1954 BY PRECIPITATION FROM LEACHING, AND CONSIDERABLE COPPER PRODUCED HERE 1943-47. BALAKLALA MINE ABANDONED IN 1928; MAMMOTH MINE IN 1925. DISTRICT FIRST BECAME IMPORTANT FOR BASE-METALS (COPPER AND ZINC) IN 1897. SILVER IS BY-PRODUCT, ALSO IMPORTANT IN EARLY GOSSANS. CURRENTLY (1959) EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION IN DISTRICT. (MC KNIGHT, 1960?, UNPUBLISHED DATA.)
DEPOSITS ARE FLAT LENTICULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES OF MASSIVE SULFIDE IN CERTAIN BEDS OF PORPHYRITIC SODA RHYOLITE (DEVONIAN) WHERE BROKEN BY FRACTURE CLEAVAGE, ESPECIALLY ALONG OR NEAR AXES OF BROAD ANTICLINAL OR SYNCLINAL FOLDS, ADJACENT TO FEEDER FAULTS. INTRUSIVE ROCK IS AN ALBITE GRANITE BATHOLITH OF LATE JURASSIC OR EARLY CRETACEOUS AGE. (MC KNIGHT, 1960?, UNPUBLISHED DATA.) NO MEGASCOPIC GANGUE MINERALS.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10108944 |
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