The Utah and Nebraska Mining Co. Claims is a lead, copper, silver, and gold mine located in Weber county, Utah at an elevation of 4,639 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
Elevation: 4,639 Feet (1,414 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 41.16306, -112.34083
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Utah and Nebraska Mining Co. Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Utah and Nebraska Mining Co. Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Weber
District: Fremont Island 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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Granite Furniture Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1871
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: Fremont Island
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Front
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO REPRESENTATIVE POINT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
Comment (Development): 38 UNPATENTED CLAIMS BY THE UTAH AND NEBRASKA MINING CO. BY 1873; DISTRICT ORGANIZED AUGUST 3, 1871
Comment (Workings): NO KNOWN WORKINGS, CLAIMS ONLY
Comment (Deposit): ROOFING QUALITY SLATE OCCURS ON ISLAND ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): STURM, P. AND B.T. TRIPP, 1982, SITE INVESTIGATION.:UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 502-503.
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