The Napoleon Mining Co. Property Mine is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,171 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,171 Feet (1,576 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.17667, -113.80833
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Napoleon Mining Co. Property Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Napoleon Mining Co. Property Mine
Secondary: Incas Group
Secondary: Red Copper Queen Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Napoleon Mining Co.
Production
Year: 1918
Time Period: 1917-1918
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.11 Oz Au, 2.6 Ag Per Ton
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: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Fault On The Northwest Slope Of Calico Hill Separating The Ochre Mtn. Ls. From The Oquirrh Fm.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Recrystallization Of Ls.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 6.4 PERCENT COPPER.
Analytical Data: 2.6 OZ AG PER TON
Analytical Data: AVG. ASSAYS, PRODUCTION, 1917-1918: 0.11 OZ. AU PER TON
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE PRINCIPAL WORKINGS ARE A NUMBER OF ADITS, THE LONGEST OF WHICH IS 340 FT., WHICH BOTH PARALLEL AND CROSSCUT THE IRREGULAR LS.-QTZ. MONZONITE CONTACT. SHAFTS, PITS, AND TRENCHES ARE SCATTERED ON THE PROPERTY.
Comment (Location): ON THE NORTHWEST SLOPE OF THE PROMINENT KNOB CALICO HILL (NOT LABELED ON 7.5 MIN. GOLD HILL QUAD
Comment (Deposit): GOLD-SILVER-BASE METALS MINERALIZATION ALONG AN IRREGULAR, CURVING, LOW-HIGH ANGLE, FAULT CONTROLLED LS.-QTZ. MONZONITE CONTACT. A FEW MINERALIZED, SMALL FISSURE VEINS ARE ALSO ON THE PROPERTY.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, T.B., 1935, USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 125
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1980, MINERAL SURVEYS 6271 AND 6670, UTAH STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITY
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 125
Reference (Deposit): 1980 RECON UGMS, OPEN FILE NOTES
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PP 177 P. 125
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