The Napoleon-Magera is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,181 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,181 Feet (1,884 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.36778, -111.99250
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Napoleon-Magera MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Napoleon-Magera
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Sierra Madre
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 ADIT & 3 PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INVENTORY OF BOX ELDER COUNTY: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED BULLETIN
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 111 P. 224
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): L. I. PERRY, 1979
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