The Polestar Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,047 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: 6,047 Feet (1,843 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.13361, -113.81556
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Polestar Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Polestar Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1917
Material type: CU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2.96 Percent
Year: 1917
Material type: AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^3.65 Oz/Ton
Year: 1917
Material type: AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.096 Oz/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Ferberite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 LARGE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS, SEVERAL SURFACE PITS, CUTS AND DIGGINGS SCATTERED AROUND AREA
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935, GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PP. 177, P. 124
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 17
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, T.B, PROF. PAPER 177 P. 124-125
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B. 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTA; USGS PP. 177 P. 124
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