The Enterprise is a copper and silver mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.11833, -113.83167
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Enterprise MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Enterprise
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Iron
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
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PIPELIKE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Metamorphism Of The Qtz Monzonite And Oquirrh Fm
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1917: 0.05 OZ/TON AU, 1.6 OZ/TON AG, 5.4 % CU
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Production): 47 TONS OF ORE IN 1917 SHIPPED FROM ENTERPRISE AND CENTENNIAL
Comment (Deposit): NEAR CONTACT
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SEDIMENTARY RX HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY JASPEROIDS WEST OF THE CLAIM
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T. B., 1935 , THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF PA 177 , P. 122
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