The Silver Claim is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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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
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.00139, -113.86222
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Silver Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Willow Springs District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wallrock Show Minor Amount Of Silification Away From Fissures.
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Workings): SMALL AMOUNT OF SHALLOW WORK
Comment (Commodity): GANGUE: QTZ AND WALLROCK FRAGMENTS
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-30-1955
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 168.
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