The Western Utah Extension Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,751 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.15694, -113.80861
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Western Utah Extension Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western Utah Extension Mine
Secondary: Helmet Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Arsenic
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/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
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: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Fault (N20w, W) With About 40 Ft Of Throw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sevier Orogenic Belt
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .026 OZ/TON AU, 5.4 OZ/TON AG, 4.08% CU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Olivenite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS AND PITS AT SOUTH END OF AREA, ALSO SOME SHORT ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 MINEMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 146
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH, USGS PP 177, P.146-147
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS PP 117, P. 146
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 146-147
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS REPORT
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