The Norman Scott Claim is a tungsten mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,761 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,761 Feet (1,756 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.18944, -113.84806
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Norman Scott Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Norman Scott Claim
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Eugene And Richard Timm
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Pool Canyon Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silicification Of The Limestone
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE MINERALIZATION, WITH THAT AT THE ADJOINING B. ESTELLE (BRADLEY CRAIG) CLAIM AND THE CONTIQOUS STARDUST EXTENSION CLAIM, IS IN A LIMESTONE ROOF PENDANT.
Comment (Location): ADJOINS THE BRADLEY CRAIG (B. ESTELLE) CLAIM ON ITS NORTHWEST ENDLINE
Comment (Workings): THE WORKING IS A N30E TRENDING, 10 FT LONG ADIT WITH A PRECEDING 15 FT LONG OPENCUT AND ASSOCIATED BULLDOZER CUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M ., III, 1980, ONSITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P1.
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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