| Deposit ID | 10087629 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008403 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rose Towsley Claim Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.79917, 40.1566 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1682 |
| Relative position | 2100 FT S61E OF GOLD HILL SUMMIT |
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 | 017W | 06 | W2 OF NE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| 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 | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -113.79917, 40.1566 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75E |
| Dip | 40 N |
| 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 | 45.72M |
| Overall length | 36.58M |
| Overall width | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008403 |
NOLAN, T. B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177.
DOELLING, H. H., AND H. M. MESSENGER III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, P1.2
1981 MINEMAP UGMS FILES
MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS ALONG LIMESTONE-QTZ MONZONITE CONTACT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Messenger, Harold M. III | Bureau of Land Management |
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