The Midas is a gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.06889, -113.80694
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Midas MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Midas
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IN A BED OF LIMESTONE
Structure
Type: L
Description: An E - W Transverse Fault 1,100 Ft South Of Tunnel Portal. Another Fault North Of The Portal Strikes North, Dipping 30 W Bring In Contact The Manning Canyon Fm And Oquirrh Fm.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Replace By Silicate Minerals
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Andalusite
Gangue: Quartzite
Comments
Comment (Workings): AN ADIT WITH 1,100 FT OF WORK, SEVERAL STOPES, A SHAFT, SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS. WORKING ARE BADLY CAVED, INACCESSIBLE.
Comment (Commodity): OTHER MINERALS ACCOMPANY THE METALS ARE WOLLASTONITE ALTERED TO SPADAITE, DIOPSIDE, GARNET, VESUVIANITE
Comment (Location): FOUR PATENTED CLAIMS: MIDAS, LUCKY MAY, JUNE BUG, GOLDEN EAGLE
Comment (Production): PROD 1933, 1934, 1938 TOTAL PRODUCTION IS ABOUT $35,000
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 134.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. YEARBOOK 1934; 1935; 1939
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON,K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS.: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 99, P. 28.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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