Craner Peak Sand Dunes

The Craner Peak Sand Dunes is a silica mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,299 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

Name: Craner Peak Sand Dunes  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)

Commodity: Silica

Lat, Long: 40.92167, -112.83806

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Craner Peak Sand Dunes MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Craner Peak Sand Dunes


Commodity

Primary: Silica


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Lakeside Area


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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BLANKET, IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sand


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS REPRESENTATIVE POINT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Deposit): SCATTERED DUNES

Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH END OF THE LAKESIDE MOUNTAINS AND THE GRASSY MOUNTAINS AND VICINITY: UNIV. OF UTAH PHD THESIS


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