Frankie Mine

The Frankie Mine is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,971 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Frankie Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Tungsten

Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Woodman Mining Co.

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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Deep Creek Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: FORMS SHEETS PARALLEL TO CONTACT

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Mineral Sheets Or Fissures

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .08-.24 OZ AU, .24-4.72 OZ AG, 4.9-23.5% CU, .7-9.7% PB, SEE ATTACHED SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tenorite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Humite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet

Comments

Comment (Geology): MONZONITE, LS WIDELY ALTERED TO METAMORPHIC MINERALS NEAR THE CONTACT

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935 P. 123. EL SHATOORY AND WHELAN, 1970 P. 32-34

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 123.

Reference (Deposit): EL-SHATOURY, H.M., & WHELAN, J.A., 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT TOOELE CO. UTAH, UGMS BULLETIN 83

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2

Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 123

Reference (Deposit): 1970 MINEMAP UNIV OF UTAH-UTAH GEOL SURV BULL 83

Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 123

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M., 1981, ON SITE INSPECTION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

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