Silver Cloud

The Silver Cloud is a silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,451 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

Name: Silver Cloud  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 7,451 Feet (2,271 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 40.33222, -112.22250

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Silver Cloud MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Cloud


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Camp Floyd District (Mercur)


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR VEINING


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone (N 50 E, 70 Nw),Beds (N 60 E, 27 Se)


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PICKED SAMPLE 25.9 OZ/TON AG, 0.04 OZ/TON AU.


Materials

Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Malachite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Stibnite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 800 FT OF WORKINGS

Comment (Deposit): IN THE SILVER LEDGE CHERT ZONE


References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR,J. & EMMONS,S.F., 1895, USGS 16TH ANN. REPORT, PT. 2, P. 386.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 173


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