| Deposit ID | 10102140 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15175 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alvarado Mine |
| Related records | 10154797 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.81417, 40.16715 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1634 |
| Relative position | 4700 FT N87E OF THE CENTER OF GOLD HILL VILLAGE. |
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 | 007S;007S | 017W;018W | 31;36 | SW OF SW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Andradite | Gangue |
| Grossularite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Result | AU: TR-0.17 OZ/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | AG: TR-11.30 OZ/TON |
| Result | CU |
| Result | TR-1.90 PERCENT. OF 18 SAMPLES, 17 ARE CHANNEL SAMPLES AND ONE IS A SELECTED DUMP SAMPLE. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Gold Hill Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Gold Hill Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Ochre Mountain Limestone |
| Rock description | Ochre Mountain Limestone |
| (1) | -113.81417, 40.16715 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast-Striking, Silication, Silicitation Cross Fractures |
| General form | IRREGULAR ORE SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45W |
| Dip | 45NE |
| Plunge direction | NW |
| Length | 36.58M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1892 |
| District name | Clifton (Gold Hill) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aurum Mining Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 533.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15175 |
SRC.REF: FLINT (1960) CITED IN EL-SHATOURY AND WHELAN (1970, P. 31, AND FI. 10, FACING P. 307.
MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
EL-SHATOURY, H.M., AND J.A. WHELAN, 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 83, P. 29-30.
1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, 1935, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
1935 MINEMAP NOLAN, 1935, PROF. PAPER 177, FIGS. 16-18
1970 COMPILE UGMS, 1970, BULL.83, P.29-30
1976 RECON UGMS, 1976, OPEN FILE REPT.
1981 RECON UGMS, 1981, OPEN FILE REPT.
NOLAN, T.B., 1935, USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 128; EL-SHATOURY AND WHELAN, 1970, P. 30
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOR ORE SHOOTS IN CONTACT WITH QTZ. MONZONITE, THE ORE WASTE BOUNDARY IS THE LS.-QTZ. MONZONITE CONTACT. THE BOUNDARIES OF ORE SHOOTS IN LS. ARE DETERMINED BY ASSAY RATHER THAN BY ABVIOUS MINERALOGIC CHANGE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 2 UNPUB REPT; 4 OTHER SRC |
| Deposit | DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE FOR THE MAIN ORE BODY; A SMALLER ORE BODY HAS BEEN STOPED FROM THE 100 FT. LEVEL TO THE SURFACE JOINING THE MAIN ORE BODY AT THE 60 FT. LEVEL. AN ORE BODY ON ORE BODY ON THE 60 FT LEVEL WAS STOPED TO APT. ABOVE THE 40 FT. LEVEL. SEVERAL SMALL ORE PIPES ARE ON THE 200 FT. LEVEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1992 | Messenger, Harold M. III | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/04/2013 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4202593 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Alvarado Mine |
| Current operator | Clifton Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Moeller William D |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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