The Frankie Mine is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,971 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,971 Feet (1,820 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.14056, -113.82667
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Frankie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Frankie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Tungsten
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: Woodman Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FORMS SHEETS PARALLEL TO CONTACT
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Mineral Sheets Or Fissures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .08-.24 OZ AU, .24-4.72 OZ AG, 4.9-23.5% CU, .7-9.7% PB, SEE ATTACHED SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tenorite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Humite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Geology): MONZONITE, LS WIDELY ALTERED TO METAMORPHIC MINERALS NEAR THE CONTACT
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935 P. 123. EL SHATOORY AND WHELAN, 1970 P. 32-34
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 123.
Reference (Deposit): EL-SHATOURY, H.M., & WHELAN, J.A., 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT TOOELE CO. UTAH, UGMS BULLETIN 83
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 123
Reference (Deposit): 1970 MINEMAP UNIV OF UTAH-UTAH GEOL SURV BULL 83
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 123
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M., 1981, ON SITE INSPECTION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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