The Blue Lead Claim is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,620 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,620 Feet (1,713 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.19778, -113.83583
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Blue Lead Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Lead Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. C. Dennison
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED 600 FT N 40 W OF BM 5666
Comment (Deposit): GALENA OCCURS AS VERY MINUTE, SPARSE GRAINS ALONG FRACTURES IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FACE IN THE ADIT. THE SECOND PIT SOUTHWEST OF THE OPEN CUT IS ON A 10 IN. WIDE, N15E, 65NW IRON OXIDE-CEMENTED BRECCIA ZONE.
Comment (Workings): 23 FT ADIT WITH A PRECEDING 33 FT OPEN CUT AND ASSOC. SMALL PITS; 4 SMALL PITS NORTHWEST OF THE ADIT ON A N12W, 55 NW, 2 FT WIDE BRECCIATED, MARBLEIZED ZONE, AND 2 SMALL PITS 100 AND 140 FT SOUTHWEST OF THE OPEN CUT. THE SECOND PIT IS 10 FT LONG A ND 5 FT DEEP.
References
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1980, ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): 1980 MINEMAP UGMS, OPEN FILE
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1980, ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T. B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 177
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T. B., PROF. PAPER 177, P1.2
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