Boneville Mining Company Prospect (Sulvanite): Difference between revisions
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== Location == | == Location == | ||
40. | 40.168045° -112.15653° T07S R03W Sec 35 Five Mile Pass DOGM 3070335HO001 | ||
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40. | 40.168045,-112.15653, Sulvanite | ||
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== Why it should NOT be closed == | |||
Born: | Type Locality for Sulvanite, and a bridge between the Mercur District and the North Tintic and Eureka Districts. Jesse Knight was on to something when he bought claims in this Five Mile Pass area. Subsequent discoveries of Sulvanite bear this out. | ||
Born: 1910s | |||
Previous Owners: | Previous Owners: | ||
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Mindat:[http://www.mindat.org/loc-19793.html] | Mindat:[http://www.mindat.org/loc-19793.html] | ||
Reference number: 7309 | |||
Reference number: | Deposit: 45-FIVEMILE PASS-014 | ||
Deposit: | County: TOOELE | ||
County: | |||
Map Scale: 24000 | Map Scale: 24000 | ||
UTM northing: | UTM northing: 4447050 | ||
UTM easting: | UTM easting: 401520 | ||
UTM Zone: 12 | UTM Zone: 12 | ||
Township: | Township: 007S | ||
Range: | Range: 003W | ||
Section: | Section: 35 | ||
Site Name: | Site Name: SOUTH THORPE HILLS ADIT | ||
Commodity: | Commodity: Copper | ||
Production: | Production: NO | ||
Status: INACTIVE PROSPECT | Status: INACTIVE PROSPECT | ||
Deposit Type: POLYMETALLIC VEIN AND REPLACEMENT | Deposit Type: POLYMETALLIC VEIN AND REPLACEMENT | ||
Description: | Description: | ||
Workings: | Workings: ONE ADIT | ||
Formation Age: | Formation Age: PENN | ||
Formation Name: | Formation Name: OQUIRRH FM. | ||
Reference 1: | Reference 1: DISBROW; A.E.; 1957. PRELIM. GEOL. MAP OF THE FIVEMILE PASS QUAD: U.S.G.S. MAP MF-131. | ||
Reference 2: | Reference 2: PROCTOR; P.D.; 1959. GEOL. OF THE SOUTH OQUIRRH MTNS. AND FIVEMILE PASS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 14. | ||
Reference 3: | Reference 3: MINOBRAS; 1974. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF UTAH. | ||
Reference 4: | Reference 4: TRIPP; B.T.; 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. | ||
== Type Locality: == | == Type Locality: == | ||
one of only TWO locations in United States where sulvanite is found. | one of only TWO locations in United States where sulvanite is found. | ||
The Knight Investment Company bought 41 claims in the early 1910s and listed the Bonneville Mining Company as one of half a dozen mining companies the Knight Investment Company controlled. | |||
== References/Bibliography/Maps == | == References/Bibliography/Maps == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:28, 26 August 2009
Location
40.168045° -112.15653° T07S R03W Sec 35 Five Mile Pass DOGM 3070335HO001
Elevation: County: Quad Name: Township/Range: Mining District:
Date of Execution: 2009 By Whom: DOGM/Bethers Construction
Project Name: North Tintic WEST
Why it should NOT be closed
Type Locality for Sulvanite, and a bridge between the Mercur District and the North Tintic and Eureka Districts. Jesse Knight was on to something when he bought claims in this Five Mile Pass area. Subsequent discoveries of Sulvanite bear this out.
Born: 1910s
Previous Owners: Current Owner: Public
History/Production
Geology/Minerals
Mindat:[1]
Reference number: 7309 Deposit: 45-FIVEMILE PASS-014 County: TOOELE Map Scale: 24000 UTM northing: 4447050 UTM easting: 401520 UTM Zone: 12 Township: 007S Range: 003W Section: 35 Site Name: SOUTH THORPE HILLS ADIT Commodity: Copper Production: NO Status: INACTIVE PROSPECT Deposit Type: POLYMETALLIC VEIN AND REPLACEMENT Description: Workings: ONE ADIT Formation Age: PENN Formation Name: OQUIRRH FM. Reference 1: DISBROW; A.E.; 1957. PRELIM. GEOL. MAP OF THE FIVEMILE PASS QUAD: U.S.G.S. MAP MF-131. Reference 2: PROCTOR; P.D.; 1959. GEOL. OF THE SOUTH OQUIRRH MTNS. AND FIVEMILE PASS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 14. Reference 3: MINOBRAS; 1974. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF UTAH. Reference 4: TRIPP; B.T.; 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
Type Locality:
one of only TWO locations in United States where sulvanite is found.
The Knight Investment Company bought 41 claims in the early 1910s and listed the Bonneville Mining Company as one of half a dozen mining companies the Knight Investment Company controlled.
References/Bibliography/Maps
"Electric Hoist for the Selma" Eureka Reporter, 1911-09-01 [2]
Selma Opens Up Eureka Reporter, 1908-04-10 [3]
Change in Development Campaign Eureka Reporter 1917-03-30 [4]
Equipment of the Tintic Paymaster (nearby mine) SLMR, 1919-12-30 [5]
Power in North Tintic DN 1907-08-31 [6]
Statement on Beck Tunnel Eureka Reporter 1911-06-23 [7]
Selma Mine Adventure [8] Great writeup of an exploration trip into the Selma Mine, but a LOUSY conclusion as this cave explorer feels no one else should attempt to document it any further.
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