Option No. 1 Claim

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

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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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