Laura

The Laura is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,040 feet.

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: Laura  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.06389, -113.82167

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Laura MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Laura


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


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: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Production): NO KNOWN PRODUCTION

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QTZ MONZONITE SERICITIZED, LIMONITE STAINED

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT IS A ZONED SIMPLE PEGMATITE WITH LOCAL SEGREGATIONS OF MUSCOVITE MICA, MINOR BERYL AND RARE SAMARSKITE.

Comment (Location): 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS: DESERT QUEEN NOS. 1 - 8 . RESTRICTED AREA.

Comment (Deposit): SOME MICA BOOKS MEASURED 6 IN. ACROSS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 4 CRIB FILES


References

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K. C., 1973 , MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE DEEP CREEK MTNS, TOOELE & JUAB CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINER SURV BULL 99 , P. 27


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