Napoleon-Magera

The Napoleon-Magera is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,181 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Napoleon-Magera  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 6,181 Feet (1,884 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.36778, -111.99250

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Napoleon-Magera MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Napoleon-Magera


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Sierra Madre


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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 ADIT & 3 PROSPECT PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INVENTORY OF BOX ELDER COUNTY: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED BULLETIN

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 111 P. 224

Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE

Reference (Production): L. I. PERRY, 1979


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