The Herat Mine is a gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,181 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,181 Feet (1,884 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.105, -113.81472
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Herat Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Herat Mine
Secondary: Watson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Watson (Estate)
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Lime-Silicate, Rocks Formed
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1920 AVE: .025 OZ/TON AU, 11.1 OZ/TON AG, .3 PER CU, 7.4 PER PB, 1923 .021 OZ/TON AU, 16 OZ/TON AG, .15 PER CU, 11.4 PER. PB
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NE SE OF NE
Comment (Production): IN 1920 150 TONS OF ORE, 1923-47 TONS OF ORE
Comment (Deposit): DIP IS LESS THAN 30 DEGREES IN MOST PLACES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 5 ADITS OR INCLINED SHAFTS SOME CUTS AND TRENCHES.
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE MUCH ALTERED
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS P.P. 177, P. 177
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS P.P. 177, P. 162
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 17
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 162
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