The Gold Willow Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.59028, -111.78417
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Gold Willow Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Willow Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Willow Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Nels H. Johnson
Owner Name: Mssrs. F. Coupens And C. W. Whited
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM DUMP OF WEST ADIT (IN PPM.): AG-.7, AU-.02, CU-20, ZN-20, W-2.
Analytical Data: LOWER CAVED ADIT NORTH SIDE DUMP SAMPLE (IN PPM.): AG-2.2, AU-.14, CU-1280, MO-3, PB-25, ZN-10, AS-1, W-2, CO-20, NI-35
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM DUMP OF UPPER CAVED ADIT ON NORTH SIDE OF CANYON (IN PPM.): AG-1.0, AU-.02, ZN-25, W-2
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM DUMP OF SOUTHERN ADIT (IN PPM.): AG-.7, AU-.04, CU-25, ZN-15, W-2
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Development): WEST TUNNEL EXTENDED IN 1976 BY COUPENS AND WHITED
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS IN AMPHIBOLITE AND QUARTZ SERICITE SCHIST
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS. THE MAIN ADIT IS 1500 FT. LONG
Comment (Production): 9 TONS OF 65 DOLLAR/TON AU-AG ORE SHIPPED AND 8,000 DOLLARS OF AU ORE ALSO SHIPPED
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DRAPER QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-377.
Reference (Production): JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 48.
Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 114, P. 48, FIGURE 5.
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