Wilfong Claim Prospect

The Wilfong Claim Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,210 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Wilfong Claim Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Tungsten

Location

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

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

Owner Name: Mr. Wilfong

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
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: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .07 TO .08 PERCENT WO3: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1943, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 74.16

Materials

Ore: Powellite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Grossularite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): TUNGESTEN-MOLYBDENUM MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH EAST-WEST AND NORTHWEST-STRIKING SKARN ZONES.

Comment (Workings): THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A N7E-TRENDING, 25 FT. LONG ADIT, A 12 FT. DEEP VERTICAL SHAFT AND A SMALL PIT.

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1943, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 74.16

Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PROF. PAPER 177.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1943, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 74.16

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

Reference (Deposit): 1943 RECON USBM-MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 74.16

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