Lauris Louis Claim

The Lauris Louis Claim is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 4,734 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: Lauris Louis Claim  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 4,734 Feet (1,443 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.9881, -113.22420

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Satelite image of the Lauris Louis Claim

Lauris Louis Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lauris Louis Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Located Claim


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: George Willis Smith
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Production): 75 300 TONS ORE SHIPPED


References

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