Norman Scott Claim

The Norman Scott Claim is a tungsten mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,761 feet.

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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: Norman Scott Claim  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 5,761 Feet (1,756 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 40.18944, -113.84806

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Norman Scott Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Norman Scott Claim


Commodity

Primary: 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Eugene And Richard Timm


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Dutch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Pool Canyon Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silicification Of The Limestone


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE MINERALIZATION, WITH THAT AT THE ADJOINING B. ESTELLE (BRADLEY CRAIG) CLAIM AND THE CONTIQOUS STARDUST EXTENSION CLAIM, IS IN A LIMESTONE ROOF PENDANT.

Comment (Location): ADJOINS THE BRADLEY CRAIG (B. ESTELLE) CLAIM ON ITS NORTHWEST ENDLINE

Comment (Workings): THE WORKING IS A N30E TRENDING, 10 FT LONG ADIT WITH A PRECEDING 15 FT LONG OPENCUT AND ASSOCIATED BULLDOZER CUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M ., III, 1980, ONSITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

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

Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P1.

Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY


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