The Corner Creek Mines is a gold mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.85472, -113.52611
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Corner Creek Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Corner Creek Mines
Secondary: Deer Trail Mine?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Park Valley
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Raft River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IS BRECCIATED
Comment (Workings): ACCESSIBLE WORKINGS SHOW 1000 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ON MAIN LEVEL, 4 OR 5 OTHER PROSPECTS AND CAVED ADITS IN VICINITY.
References
Reference (Deposit): COMPTON, R. R., 1972 , GEOLOGY OF THE YOST QUAD.: USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I - 672
Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOLMAP COMPTON, MAP I - 672
Reference (Deposit): 1973 MINEMAP UGMS - FILES
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
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