The Tate Prospect is a silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 7,700 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: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.41944, -112.31833
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Tate Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tate Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Ohio Mining District
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: James Wardle
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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Dome
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIT OF AT LEAST FOUR ADITS.
Comment (Location): NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 33
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 43
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978
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