The Peepstone Canyon Prospects is a barium-barite and iron mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,089 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,089 Feet (1,551 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite, Iron
Lat, Long: 40.9075, -112.81528
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Peepstone Canyon Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peepstone Canyon Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Lakeside Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Lakeside Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): NINE WORKINGS TOTAL, ONE INCLINE SHAFT NOW COLLAPSED, THREE ADITS, TWO NOW COLLAPSED AND FIVE SMALL PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1964. GEOL. OF THE N. LAKESIDE MTNS. AND GRASSY MTNS. AND VICINITY: UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D. THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D. THESI
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