Commercial (Bingham Copper and Gold Mining Company), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Commercial (Bingham Copper and Gold Mining Company) | - not defined - |
Bingham Mining District | Mining District (Active) |
Salt Lake County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 30' 54'' North , 112° 9' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bingham Canyon | 726 (2013) | 5.1km |
Copperton | 826 (2011) | 7.1km |
Herriman | 30,835 (2017) | 9.9km |
Tooele | 33,157 (2017) | 12.6km |
Oquirrh | 11,668 (2006) | 16.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Tooele Gem & Mineral Society | Tooele, Utah | 13km |
Rockhounders Outreach for Community Knowledge | Sandy, Utah | 24km |
Mineral Collectors of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | 35km |
Wasatch Gem Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | 35km |
Mindat Locality ID:
181011
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181011:3
GUID (UUID V4):
f8664816-1cee-4a60-9b19-2c6300e1f777
REF:Deposit:: USGS BULL. 260, 1904, P. 239.
Deposit:: USGS PROF PAPER 38 , P. 254
Deposit:: USGS MIN. RES. 1917-1923.
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-12-1965
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc; (Minor) - Gold; (Trace) - Tellurium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Bingham Mine
Structure: Limestone (Dips 30 N), Fissures (Ne-Sw; Nw-Se, E-W), Fracture Zone (E-W, 80 N, Displacement 100 Ft.)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10020897 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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