Metallic Hill #1 Claim

The Metallic Hill #1 Claim is a copper and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,200 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: Metallic Hill #1 Claim  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 39.98583, -113.20056

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Metallic Hill #1 Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Metallic Hill #1 Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway 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: J. F. Cannon
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Dugway Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Fissures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite, Hematite


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SMALL PIT AND A 55 FT. ADIT TRENDING S10E


References

Reference (Production): EADS, J.P., 1981, UGMS: ON SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 41

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. AND MIN. DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB AND TOOELE CO., UTAH: USGS PP 415


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