The Iron Claim Prospects is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,840 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,840 Feet (1,780 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.23361, -113.85583
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Iron Claim Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Claim Prospects
Secondary: Iron Claim Patented of the Evans Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. Johnson
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
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: Dutch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Bange
Type: L
Description: Intersecting Northeast And Northwest Striking Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Tenorite
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN ROYAL GULCH
Comment (Development): ERRONEOUS UNPATENTED MINING CLAIM NOTICES OF LOCATION ARE POSTED IN THE AREA OF THIS PATENTED (AS OF JULY, 1980) MINING CLAIM.
Comment (Deposit): THE 30 FT SHAFT IS ON A 3 FT WIDE, N30W, 60SW BEDDING REPLACEMENT ZONE. THERE HAS BEEN SOME SHEARING ALONG THE BEDDING PLANE. A 25 FT ADIT APPROX. 300 FT S35W OF THE SHAFT CROSSCUTS JAROSITE VEINLETS ALONG FRACTURES AND BEDDING PLANES.
Comment (Workings): THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 30FT. DEEP INCLINED (70 DEGREES) SHAFT AND A 25 FT LONG, INCLINED (26 DEGREES) ADIT APPROX. 300 FT S35W OF THE SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): ALL OF THE MINERALS LISTED, EXCEPT FOR THE JAROSITE IN THE SHORT ADIT, WERE IDENTIFIED ON THE DUMP OF THE SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1980, MINERAL SURVEY NO. 6040: UTAH STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P1.2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 166
Reference (Deposit): 1980 RECON UGMS; OPEN FILE REPORT
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