The Walton #1mine is a copper mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.53861, -113.02417
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Walton #1mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Walton #1mine
Secondary: Walton #2 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Legrande Law
Home Office: Delta, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Drum Mtns Homocline
Type: L
Description: Local Ne Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED 2 CAR LOADS
Comment (Deposit): HOST BEDS STRIKE N10W & DIP 18 DEG. SW
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINE SHAFT THAT DIPS N30E AT 66 DEGREES
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, G.B., 1974, THE OCCURRENCE & ORIGIN, AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF GOLD BEARING JASPERIODS IN THE CENT. DRUM MTNS: STANFORD UNIV. PH.D. DISSER., 354P
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP. 111
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, M.D., USGS BULL. 1082-H
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON BAILEY, G.B., PH.D. STANFORD UNIV.
Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D.A., USGS MAP I-1176
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., STACZEK, J.A., & ROBERTS, R.J., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB-MILLARD COUNTIES, UT: USGS BULL. 1082-H
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION.
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