Walton #1mine

The Walton #1mine is a copper mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Walton #1mine
Secondary: Walton #2 Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit 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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Legrande Law
Home Office: Delta, Ut.

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR VEIN

Structure

Type: R
Description: Drum Mtns Homocline

Type: L
Description: Local Ne Trending Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite

Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCED 2 CAR LOADS

Comment (Deposit): HOST BEDS STRIKE N10W & DIP 18 DEG. SW

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINE SHAFT THAT DIPS N30E AT 66 DEGREES

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

References

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, G.B., 1974, THE OCCURRENCE & ORIGIN, AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF GOLD BEARING JASPERIODS IN THE CENT. DRUM MTNS: STANFORD UNIV. PH.D. DISSER., 354P

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP. 111

Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, M.D., USGS BULL. 1082-H

Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON BAILEY, G.B., PH.D. STANFORD UNIV.

Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D.A., USGS MAP I-1176

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., STACZEK, J.A., & ROBERTS, R.J., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB-MILLARD COUNTIES, UT: USGS BULL. 1082-H

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION.

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