| Deposit ID | 10021196 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15183 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Calaveras Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.82612, 40.13493 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1865 |
| Relative position | 2600 FT N75W OF LUCKY DAY KNOB |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wildcat Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 008S | 018W | 13 | SW OF NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Orthoclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.11-0.20 OZ AU AND 0.20 OZ AG/TON AND 1.99-9 PERCENT CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -113.82612, 40.13493 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Irregularly Embayed Oquirrh Fm In Quartz Monzonite |
| General form | PIPELIKE AND TABULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clifton (Gold Hill) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 67.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15183 |
SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS P.P. 177, P. 124
NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, TOOELE CO., UTAH: USGS P.P. 17
1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
1935 RECON NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, P. 124
1981 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL SURVEY FILES
NOLAN, 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P. 177
MESSENGER, H.M., III, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1981 | Messenger, Harold M. III | U.S. Geological Survey |
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