The Greeley Group is a mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.04278, -112.06500
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Greeley Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greeley Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Clay
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: North Tintic 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Greeley Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO GREELEY SHAFT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Workings): THE NORTH SHAFT IS THE GREELEY SHAFT WHICH HAS ABOUT 200 FT. OF WORKINGS IN BARREN DOLOMITE AND ALLUVIUM THE NORTH PROSPECT IS AN 8 FT DIAMETER SHALLOW PIT IN ALLUVIUM THE SOUTH PROSPECT IS A 30 FT ADIT FOLLOWING A SHEAR ZONE IN DOLOMITE WITH SOME IRON AND CLAY REPLACEMENT. THE ZONE IS THREE FEET WIDE AND TRENDS N 30 W, VERTICAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): PROTOR P.D., 1956, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ALLENS RANCH QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP MF-45.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
Reference (Deposit): RIGBY, J.K., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE SELMA HILLS, UTAH CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 45
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