Tug Project

The Tug Project is a gold mine located in Box Elder 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Tug Project
Secondary: Tecoma
Secondary: Tecoma Project
Secondary: Tug Joint Venture

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Tecoma

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

Type: Private Lease
Type: State Lease
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Western States Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1997

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Discovery Year: 1981
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Jasper
Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBLICATION NO. 13, 1984, GEOLOGY OF NORTHWEST UTAH, SOUTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHEAST NEVADA. P. 185.

Comment (Deposit): ADDITIONAL COMMODITY FOR PAGE A-1: ARSENIC ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: PEARCEITE - A SULFO-SALT ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: ARGYRODITE - A SILVER GERM PROJECT LISTED AS SUSPENDED IN AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996.

Comment (Ownership): ADDITIONAL COMMODITY FOR PAGE A-1: ARSENIC ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: PEARCEITE - A SULFO-SALT ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: ARGYRODITE - A SILVER GERM PROJECT LISTED AS SUSPENDED IN AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996. WESTERN STATES MINERALS CORP ADDRESS: 4975 VAN GORDON ST, WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 80033.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): WEST UTAH, SOUTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHEAST NEVADA. P. 185.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): UTAH GEOL ASSOC. PUBLICATION NO 13, 1984. GEOLOGY OF NORTH-

Reference (Ownership): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK'S, 1996, P242; 1997, P277.

Reference (Geology): 1988.

Reference (Geology): EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOCIETY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 5,

Reference (Geology): BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH. PRESENTATION AT THE DENVER REGION

Reference (Geology): AND GROUND WATER MIXING AT THE TECOMA GOLD-SILVER DEPOSIT,

Reference (Geology): HOLLAND, P. T. GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE FOR HYDROTHERMAL FLUID

Reference (Geology): NORTHEAST NEVADA. 1984, PP. 185-193.

Reference (Geology): PUB. 13. GEOLOGY OF NORTHWEST UTAH, SOUTHERN IDAHO AND

Reference (Geology): DISSEMINATED GOLD AND SILVER DEPOSIT. UTAH GEOL. ASSOC.

Reference (Geology): DOUGLAS, I. H. AND W. M. ORIEL. GEOLOGY OF THE TECOMA

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.