Hidden Treasure Prospect

The Hidden Treasure Prospect is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,719 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

Name: Hidden Treasure Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.14611, -113.80167

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Hidden Treasure Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hidden Treasure Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District)


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Eugene Timm


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: Deep Creek Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): THE PRINCIPAL WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT APPROXIMATELY 240 FT. LONG, AND A CONNECTING SHAFT WITH AN ESTIMATED DEPTH OF 90-100 FT., OF WHICH 40-50 FT. IS A WINZE.

Comment (Geology): THE QUARTZ MONZONITE IS MEDIUM-GRAINED AND SLIGHTLY PORPHYRITIC.


References

Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH; U.S. GEOL. SUREVY PROF. PAPER 177, 172P.

Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P1.

Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.


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