| Deposit ID | 10130036 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001361 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490450223 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clifton |
| Related records | 10107662 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.75475, 40.50413 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2500 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salduro SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bonneville Salt Flats(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)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -113.75475, 40.50413 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1987 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Utah |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Clifton Mining Co. |
| Home office | Utah |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2816000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2816000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490450223 |
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P312
AMERICAN MINING HANDBOOK, 1997, P25.
"CLIFTON MINING ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY OF NEW MINERAL STRUCTU-
ES..." FROM POINT CAST, 9-29-97.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONSTRUCTION OF THE 200 TONS/DAY PROCESSING FACILITY IS NEARLY COMPLETE AND SCHEDULED STARTUP OPERATIONS MAY BEGIN IN MID- TO-LATE OCTOBER. THE PROPERTY IS APPROX. 5100 ACRES LOCATED ON THE UTAH-NEVADA BORDER. TOTAL PROVEN AND PROBABLE RESOUR- CES ARE CALCULATED AT MORE THAN 444,000 TONS (9-29-97). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-SEP-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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