The Bone Hollow Claims is a iron mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 6,781 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: 6,781 Feet (2,067 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.62861, -111.39500
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Bone Hollow Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bone Hollow Claims
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: Park City District
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Belt
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillized
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): NORTH WORKINGS ARE A SHORT ADIT NOW COLLAPSED WITH SHAFT DRIVEN INTO IT FROM ABOVE, THE SOUTH WORKING IS A SHORT ADIT WHICH IS PARTIALLY ACCESSIBLE
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR., 1971, GEOL OF THE PARK CITY EAST QUAD: USGS MAP GQ-852.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN GQ-85
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