Clay's Bench

The Clay's Bench is a gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,201 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: Clay's Bench  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.52806, -112.15000

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Clay's Bench MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clay's Bench


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): OVERLIES QUARTZITE

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF SHORT TUNNELS, HYDRAULIC PITS, AND A LONG TUNNEL.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GRAVEL IS COMPOSED OF ANGULAR AND SUBANGULAR QUARTZITE, FINE-GRAIN GRANULAR MONZONITE, COARSE PORPHYRY, AND QUARTZITE BRECCIA.

Comment (Production): NO QUANT. DATA


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38, P. 352.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-01-1958


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