Corner Creek Mines

The Corner Creek Mines is a gold mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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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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