The Wilson Consolidated Mine is a gold, bismuth, and tungsten mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,230 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,230 Feet (1,899 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Bismuth, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.1125, -113.83556
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Wilson Consolidated Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wilson Consolidated Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Bismuth
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton 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: Floyd Meyers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
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: North-South Normal Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Argillitization, Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Stolzite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Bismutite
Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Orthoclase
Comments
Comment (Production): SEVERAL SMALL SHIPMENTS OF HIGH GRADE ORE IN 1914 AND 1917; ONE SHIPMENT OF 4.33 TONS OF CONCENTRATES CONTAINED 12.43 PERCENT BI AND $9/TON IN GOLD; LESS THAN 150 UNITS WO3 RECOVERED
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL RANGE OF WORKINGS IS 75 FT. 5 SHAFTS TO SURFACE, SOME PITS AND A SECOND 45 FT ADIT TO EAST. CROSSCUTS AND SHALLOW WINZES OR INCLINED SHAFTS.
Comment (Location): NW SE OF SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PP. 111
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS, PP. 177
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTN. TOOELE AND JUAB CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY, BULL. 99
Reference (Deposit): EVERETT, F.D., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH: BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8014
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON B.S. BUTLER, PROF. PAPER 111, P. 482
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP T.B. NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, P. 138-140
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8014
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935; EVERETT, F.D., 1961
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY
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