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Utah and Nebraska Mining Co. Claims

Occurrence in Weber county in Utah, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10020137
MRDS ID DC12633
Record type Site
Current site name Utah and Nebraska Mining Co. Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.34164, 41.16299 (WGS84)
Elevation 1414
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 6,700 FT S68E OF BEACON HILL, Exact Location Of Claims On Island Unknown

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Weber(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fremont Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Promontory Point(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Brigham City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Weber

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 005N 004W 18 SW OF SW OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS TO REPRESENTATIVE POINT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Till
    Rock unit name Mineral Fork Tillite;Big Cottonwood
    Rock description Mineral Fork Tillite;Big Cottonwood

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.34164, 41.16299
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Front

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1871

Mining district

District name Fremont Island District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Granite Furniture Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • NO KNOWN WORKINGS, CLAIMS ONLY

Comments on development

  • 38 UNPATENTED CLAIMS BY THE UTAH AND NEBRASKA MINING CO. BY 1873; DISTRICT ORGANIZED AUGUST 3, 1871

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUTLER, B.S., AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 502-503.

  • Deposit

    STURM, P. AND B.T. TRIPP, 1982, SITE INVESTIGATION.:UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ROOFING QUALITY SLATE OCCURS ON ISLAND ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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