The Bishop Fork Prospect is a lead and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,559 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: 7,559 Feet (2,304 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.4925, -112.17139
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Bishop Fork Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bishop Fork Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham 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
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Extension
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Faults And Fissures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Dolomitization And Silicification
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)
Comment (Workings): VARIOUS SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES
Comment (Geology): WALLROCKS ARE HIGHLY DEFORMED AND ALTERED; VEINS OF CALCITE AND CRYPTO CRYSTALLINE SILICA ARE COMMON.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 38, 410 P.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672 P.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J, 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 173, 171.
Reference (Deposit): STOKES, W.L., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTHWESTERN UTAH; WILLIAM AND HEINTZ MAP CORPORATION, WASHINGTON 27, D.C.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
