Monte Del Rey

The Monte Del Rey is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Monte Del Rey  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.0725, -113.81278

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Monte Del Rey MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Monte Del Rey


Commodity

Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Lead


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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SIX CLAIMS: MONTE DEL REY, MONTE DE REY NO. 2 , MONTE DEL REY NO. 3 , MAYBELL, HERO, QUINCY


References

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 144.

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K. C., 1973 , MINERAL DEP. OF THE DEEP CK MTNS, TOOEL & JUAB, CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINER. SURV. BULL 99 , P. 27

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-29-1955


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