The Smooth Canyon Prospect is a silver mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.44361, -111.74806
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Smooth Canyon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smooth Canyon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Alpine 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
Not available
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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault Zone
Type: L
Description: Small Ne Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 3 FT CHIP SAMPLE FROM ABOVE FROM ABOVE THE PORTAL OF THE UPPER WORKING ASSAYED .3 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IRON STAINED LIMESTONE
Comment (Workings): ONE CAVED ADIT AND ONE PARTIALLY CAVED ADIT WHICH TRENDS N 35 E FOR 20 FT, LOWER ADIT IS TOTALLY CAVED.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SMOOTH CANYON, LOCATION TO UPPER WORKING ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
References
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A. AND M.D. CRITTENDEN, JR., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE TIMPANOGOS CABE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-132.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND L.L. PATTEN, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, TUAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 77.
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