The Grab-It-Here Claim is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,280 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,280 Feet (1,914 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.20139, -113.85389
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Grab-It-Here Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grab-It-Here Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Dutch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE U.S.G.S. 7.5 MINUTE GOLD HILL QUADRANGEL, UNDER THE "POOL" IN POOL CANYON
Comment (Deposit): FINE-GRAINED, SOOTY GALENA OCCURS IN THE SLIGHTLY SILICIFIED, BRECCIATED LIMESTONE IN THE AREA BETWEEN TWO SUBPARALLEL (N5W AND N20W) FAULTS IN A WORKING CONSISTING OF TWO OPENCUTS 16 AND 35 FT LONG PARALLELING THE FAULTS.
Comment (Workings): THE MOST IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF TWO SUBPARALLEL OPENCUTS THAT JOIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKING. THE CUTS ARE ON AND PARALLEL TO A N5W, 62SW FAULT AND A N20W, 6ISW FAULT, WEST TO EAST, RESPECTIVELY. OTHERS: PIT; 26FT., 33FT., AND 70FT. LONG ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER H. M. III, 1980. ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T. B., 1935 THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 177
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T. B., PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1980 ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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