Virginia Claim

Tooele County, Utah, United States

Lead Silver Copper

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryLead, Silver

SecondaryCopper

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeN

Orebody formIRREGULAR

Ore controlFissures

Materials

Ore mineralsLead, Malachite

Geology

Host rockQuartzite · Prospect Mountain Quartzite

StructureBasin And Range, Two Fissures (N15w, 45sw; N80w, 80ne). The Buckhorn Thrust Fault Is 1000 Feet East

Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt

Economic & production

Development statusOccurrence

Discovery year1879

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References

STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB AND TOOELE CO., UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 415 P 178-1791964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 41EADS, J.P., 1981, U.G.M.S., ON SITE INVESTIGATION

Identification

Deposit ID10094447

MRDS IDD007346

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates39.98633, -113.17665