Clyde Mine

The Clyde Mine is a mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 8,501 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: Clyde Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.35778, -112.30500

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Clyde Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clyde Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Mt. Baldy Mining 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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SECTION 22

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO CAVED ADITS AND TWO PROSPECTS


References

Reference (Production): E. CALLAGHAN, 1973

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL 102 , P. 44


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