The Clifton is a silver and gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 8,202 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,202 Feet (2,500 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.5042, -113.75390
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Clifton MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clifton
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Clifton Mining Co.
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1997
Owner Name: American Consolidated Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1997
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Discovery Year: 1987
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CONSTRUCTION OF THE 200 TONS/DAY PROCESSING FACILITY IS NEARLY COMPLETE AND SCHEDULED STARTUP OPERATIONS MAY BEGIN IN MID- TO-LATE OCTOBER. THE PROPERTY IS APPROX. 5100 ACRES LOCATED ON THE UTAH-NEVADA BORDER. TOTAL PROVEN AND PROBABLE RESOUR- CES ARE CALCULATED AT MORE THAN 444,000 TONS (9-29-97).
References
Reference (Deposit): "CLIFTON MINING ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY OF NEW MINERAL STRUCTU-
Reference (Reserve-Resource): AMERICAN MINING HANDBOOK, 1997, P25.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P312
Reference (Deposit): ES..." FROM POINT CAST, 9-29-97.
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