The Preston Canyon Prospect is a silver mine located in Utah 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
Elevation: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.45333, -111.74417
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Preston Canyon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Preston 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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Till
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Till
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .1 OZ/ TON AG DUMP SAMPLE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RUSTY QUARTZITE
Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
References
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A., AND M.D. CRITTENDEN, JR., 1961, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TIMPANOGOS CAVE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-132.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND L.L. PATTEN, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491., P. 78.
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