| Deposit ID | 10154797 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15175 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490450123 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alvarado Mine |
| Related records | 10102140 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.81474, 40.16803 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1625 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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 | 007 S | 018 W | 36 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.81474, 40.16803 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490450123 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15175 | MAS references MRDS |
NOLAN TB 1935 THE GOLD HILL MINING DIST UT USGS PROF PAPER
177
SHATOURY HM JA WHELAN 1970 MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL
MINING DIST TOOELE CO UT UT GEOL AND MIN SURVEY BULL 83
BUTLER BS ETAL 1920 THE ORE DEPOSIT OF UTAH USGS PROF PAPER
111
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-97 | Tripp, Bryce T. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1286 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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