The Option No. 1 Claim is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.20417, -113.82694
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Option No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Option No. 1 Claim
Secondary: Hammond No. 1
Secondary: Worthless No. 1
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Glenn J. Martin
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Dutch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): IDENTIFIED BY A SHAFT SYMBOL ON GOLD HILL 15 MIN
Comment (Deposit): NO NOTICEABLE MINERALIZATION IN THE ADIT; SOME COPPER PITCH AND MALACHITE, WITH COARSELY CRYSTALINE QUARTZ, ON THE DUMP.
Comment (Workings): 300 FT, NORTHWEST-TRENDING ADIT IN QUARTZITE. A SHALLOW PROSPECT PIT IS APPROX. 150 FT SOUTHEAST OF THE ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER H. M. III, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T. B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINERAL DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 177
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T. B., PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1980, ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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