The Craner Peak Sand Dunes is a silica mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 40.92167, -112.83806
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Craner Peak Sand Dunes MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Craner Peak Sand Dunes
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Lakeside Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET, IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sand
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS REPRESENTATIVE POINT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): SCATTERED DUNES
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH END OF THE LAKESIDE MOUNTAINS AND THE GRASSY MOUNTAINS AND VICINITY: UNIV. OF UTAH PHD THESIS
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