The Reaper Mine is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,191 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,191 Feet (1,887 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.1175, -113.82640
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Reaper Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reaper Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: 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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Clyde Wilson
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Wilson, Steve
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Salt Lake City, UT
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Powellite
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Amphibole
Comments
Comment (Geology): ADDITIONAL MINERALS FROM A-8 ARE SPECULARITE; TITANITE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 177 BY T.B. NOLANDATED 1935
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