Clays Rim

The Clays Rim is a gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,751 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: Clays Rim  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.55222, -112.13528

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Clays Rim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clays Rim


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham 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: Placer
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

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: HIGHEST VALUE OF $18.20 A CUBIC YARD, LARGEST NUGGET FOUND IN AREA WAS 7 OZ AND 15 PENNYWEIGHTS.


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFTS, LATERAL STOPS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: A SERIES OF THREE SIDE CHANNELS 30 , 50 , AND 65 FT BELOW THE SURFACE AVERAGING 60 , 20 , AND 30 FT WIDE RESPECTIVELY.

Comment (Location): MINE IS NOW UNDERNEATH THE WASTE DUMP OF THE BINGHAM OPEN PIT.

Comment (Production): TOTAL OUTPUT WAS ABOUT $138,000

Comment (Deposit): BULK OF ORE WAS TAKEN FROM THE TOP CHANNEL.


References

Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PP 38 P. 357


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