The Dry Canyon Prospect is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.41083, -112.63806
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Dry Canyon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dry Canyon Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Columbia
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Wilson Bear
Owner Name: West Stansbury Mining Co.
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: Basin Anr Mountains, Stansbury Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Syncline; Synclinal Axis Is Parallel With Deseret Peak Anticlinal Axis.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SB PERCENT .720.
Analytical Data: AS PERCENT .090
Analytical Data: CU PERCENT 1.88, PB PERCENT .00., ZN PERCENT .069
Analytical Data: AU, OZ PER TON, .011
Analytical Data: ASSAY FROM CHIP-CHANNEL SAMPLE: AG, 4.80 OZ. PER TON
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 70 FT ADIT WITH A WINZE, DEPTH UNKNOWN, AND A 15 15 FT SHAFT WITH CONNECTED DRIFT, LENGTH UNKNOWN, OUTSIDE THE PORTAL
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN DRY CANYON, MAP REFERENCE IS AN ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M., III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): RIGBY, J.K., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE STANSBURY MOUNTAINS, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NUMBER 13, UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY, 175P.
Reference (Deposit): 1980 GEOLMAP UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVE
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