The Black Crow Claim is a lead and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.0125, -113.20778
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Black Crow Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Crow Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. Wallgreen
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Dugway Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H. AND CARR, 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB AND TOOELE CO. S, UT. USGS, PROF. PAP. 415
Reference (Deposit): EADS, J.P., 1981 ON SITE INVESTIGATION U.G.M.S.
Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOMAP STAATZ, M.H
Reference (Production): EADS, J.P., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION U.G.M.S.
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