The Utah Claim is a iron mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,971 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
Elevation: 5,971 Feet (1,820 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.06944, -113.81000
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Utah Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Utah Claim
Commodity
Primary: 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Quartz Monzonite Has Been Sericitized And Limonite Stained. The Shale In The Manning Canyon Fm Has Been Silicified.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ALONG A CONTACT ZONE
Comment (Workings): SERIES OF PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K. C., 1973 , MINERAL DEP. OF THE DEEP CK MTNS, TOOELE & JUAB CO, UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINER SURV BULL 99 , P. 29
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
