The Parkdale Claims is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,720 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: 7,720 Feet (2,353 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.18, -114.01000
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Parkdale Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Parkdale Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Southern Pacific Railroad
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: Pilot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): IN CENTER OF SECTION
Comment (Workings): 3 SMALL PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON SOUTHERN PACIFIC R.R. - PUBLICATIO
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH: SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. P. 82 .
Reference (Deposit): BLUE, D. M., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LUCIN MINING DISTRICT, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH AND ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: UNIV. OF UTAH, MS THESIS.
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