The Chester Claim is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.23056, -113.85333
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Chester Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chester Claim
Secondary: Chester Claim Patented of the Evans Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. Johnson
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Dutch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Ochre Mtn. Thrust, Spotted Fawn Fault, Tribune Gulch Fault.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN ROGAL GULCH DUTCH MOUNTAIN
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION DATA UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): THE MINERALIZATION, IRON OXIDES WITH SOME MALACHITE, IS ALONG TIGHT FRACTURES IN LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): THE CHESTER TUNNEL, 227 FT. LONG, ASSOCIATED WITH TWO 22 FT. ADITS AND A 40 FT. LONG, CONNECTING OPENCUT WEST OF THE TUNNEL, A 12 FT. ADIT EAST OF THE TUNNEL, AND AN 18 FT. ADIT SOUTH OF THE TUNNEL.
Comment (Geology): NORTHEAST-STRIKING QUARTZ PORPHYRY DIKES ARE IN THE AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935 THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH U.S.G.S PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 177
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1980, MINERAL SURVEY NO. 6040: UTAH STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1980, MINERAL SURVEY NO. 6040: UTAH STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 166
Reference (Deposit): 1980 MINEMAP UGMS-OPEN FILE
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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