Went to Delta UT yesterday for the job and stopped and toured around Silver City on the way home. It appears they are working a new tunnel at the Dragon mine over by the old headframe at the east end of the pit using a Underground Mining Loader and a Articulating Truck. Do any of you out there know what it is they are going after mineral wise? Looks as though they have exed out quit a bit of material already.
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Derek is right.
It is a rare clay called Halloysite. From what I remember it was pushed up into fractured bedrock and they have to wash it or scrape it off the rock. It has been several years since I researched that pit. I’m sure someone else here will have more detailed info. Just wish I had the gear and time to go down the shaft when I was there 20 years ago. Crap I’m getting old..We do it underground and under water.
Claims Manager, Utah Gold Prospector Club
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Dan,
The shaft was in excellent condition 4 years ago and you didn't need any vertical gear. The manway was stable and in great shape at least it was as far as I went down without my exploring gear. Both times I was there, I didn't have my exploring setup with me so I didn't get to explore it all the way to the bottom. Does anyone know how deep the shaft was?-Derek
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Hello everyone,
There might be some maps in this document http://www.silvercityminingcompany.c...ictsofutah.pdf
I do know they are called ore chimneys. The miners sank shafts paraell to the ore chimneys to depths of several hundred feet.
And thinking about it today, I remembered I have a video of the inside of the Mammoth Mine. A friend who worked for Centurion Mines took us in years ago. Below the buildings at the mine is an adit that accesses the mine. There are stopes so large our 3 combined Krypton Mag light beams just disappeared into the darkness.
I’ll post a link to the video when I get it compiled. And I will be traveling to Osceola, NV to check out a 20 acre claim I’m purchasing and will be going right through the Tintic area on my way and I plan to stop, maybe camp a night and revisit the area on the ATV and maybe head down a shaft. And get lots of photo's to share.
Thanks All,
DanbWe do it underground and under water.
Claims Manager, Utah Gold Prospector Club
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Dragon mine
Some interesting research on the Dragon Mine-- scroll down far enough and you'll find a cross section of the clay deposit--which orginally was mined for Gold...
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