The Reeder Prospects is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,039 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.65389, -112.56722
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Reeder Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reeder Prospects
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Free Coinage
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Don Reeder
Home Office: Grantsville, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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 And Mountains; Stansbury Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR/IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Deseret Anticline
Type: L
Description: Northwest-Striking Normal Faults, Broad Canyon Reverse Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Development): MR. REEDER IS VERY RELUCTANT OT COMMENT ON HIS PROPERTY OR TO ALLOW ANYONE TO EXAMINE HIS WORKINGS. ; ECON.COM: THE OWNER LIVES AT THE SITE IN A TRAILER
Comment (Workings): AN ADIT OF UNKNOWN LENGTH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BROAD CANYON, AND A 25 FT. SHAFT WITH A 75 FT. CONNECTING DRIFT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CANYON.
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): REEDER, DON, 1980, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, GRANTSVILLE, UTAH.
Reference (Deposit): 1980 GEOLMAP UGM
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: U.G.M.S.
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