The Wilson Consolidated Mine is a gold and bismuth 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: Gold, Bismuth
Lat, Long: 40.11333, -113.83917
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Wilson Consolidated Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wilson Consolidated Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SMALL SHOOTS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nine Normal Faults Striking N-S, Dipping 30 - 70 E, Throw Is Lt 50 Ft.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ls & Ss Is Metamorphosed, Bleached To White Or Cream Color
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 12.43 % BI, $9/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Bismuth
Ore: Stolzite
Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Bismutite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 75 FT SHAFT, 500 FT OF DRIFT
Comment (Production): PROD. 1914-1917; 1931
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: A VOLCANIC BRECCIA DIKE IS EXPOSED 50 FT FROM THE PORTAL. IT IS CRUSHED AND ALTERED TO CHLORITE AND CLAY
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 138-140.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1917
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1928, 1931
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