The Overland is a gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.27778, -112.19083
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Overland MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Overland
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Camp Floyd District (Sunshine)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: East Flank Of Ophir Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT, VERTICAL SHAFT
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS IDENTICAL TO MERCUR MINE
Comment (Production): 1898-1905 EST. PROD. WAS $220,000; 1936 ALSO PRODUCED
Comment (Deposit): BENEATH THE LONG TRAIL SHALE
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY,J., 1932, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS: USGS PROF. PAPER 173, P. 138.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1937
Reference (Deposit): BISSELL,H.J., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE S. OQUIRRH MTNS. & FIVEMILE PASS-N. BOULTER MTN. AREA: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 14, P. 220.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 387.
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