Wilson Consolidated Mine, Clifton, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wilson Consolidated Mine | Mine |
| Clifton | Town (Historical) |
| Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District) | Mining District |
| Tooele County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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40° 6' 43'' North , 113° 50' 11'' West
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A former Au-Bi-W-Cu-Pb mine located 8,750 feet N80E of Skinner Spring, and on the NW end of the Clifton Hills, on Bureau of Land Management-administered land. Discovered in 1905. First produced in 1914, then in 1917 & 1931. Owned by Floyd Meyers (100.00%), Ibapah, Utah 84034 (1976). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit hosted in limestone. The ore body is tabular in form, strikes N15E, dips 40NW at a thickness of 18.0 meters, a width of 30 meters and a length of 60.0 meters. The primary mode of origin was hydrothermal activity. Primary ore control was lithology (favorable, coarsely-crystalline, bleached limetone beds) and secondary was faulting. The wallrock alteration is intense. Local alteration involved bleaching, argillitization & chloritization. Associated rocks include Pliocene volcanic breccia (agglomerate). Local rocks include Pennsylvanian and Permian sedimentary rocks in western Utah.
Geologic structures include regional basin & range terrain and local N-S normal faults (9 normal faults striking N-S, dipping 30-70E, with a throw of 50 feet left (?)).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 152.4 meters and are comprised of 5 shafts to surface with a vertical range of workings at 75 feet, plus some pits and a second 45 foot adit to the E. Crosscuts and shallow winzes or inclined shafts were sunk.
Production information: Several small shipments of high-grade ore were made in 1914 and 1917. One shipment of 4.33 tons of concentrates contained 12.43% Bi and $9.00 of Au/ton (period values). Less than 150 units of WO3 were recovered.
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| ⓘ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Description: Occurs as an alteration product in a volcanic breccia dike. |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘ Cuprotungstite Formula: Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Stolzite Formula: Pb(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ | Stolzite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(WO4) |
| ⓘ | Cuprotungstite | 7.GB.15 | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Stolzite | Pb(WO4) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | ⓘ Stolzite | Pb(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Stolzite | Pb(WO4) |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
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Localities in this Region
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- Tooele County
- Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District)
- Clifton
- Wilson Consolidated Mine
- Clifton
- Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District)
- Tooele County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
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- Deep Creek MountainsMountain Range
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References
Butler, B.S., Loughlin, G.F., Heikes, V.C. (1920) The ore deposits of Utah. Professional Paper 111. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp111 p.482
Nolan, T.B., Nolan, T.B. (1935) The Gold Hill Mining District, Utah. Professional Paper 177. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp177pp.138-140
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Wilson Consolidated Mine, Clifton, Gold Hill Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA