The Twin Canyon Prospects is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,949 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: 6,949 Feet (2,118 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.92278, -113.49444
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Twin Canyon Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Twin Canyon Prospects
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Park Valley
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Raft River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Raft River Uplift
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT DUMP SAMPLES YIELDED TRACE OF GOLD, 0.5 OZ SILVER, 1.4 PERCENT LEAD, 1.2 PERCENT ZINC, AND NO COPPER
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL INACCESSIBLE CAVED ADITS AND DUMPS (AT LEAST 3 ADITS)
References
Reference (Deposit): COMPTON, R. R., 1975 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PARK VALLEY QUADRANGLE: USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-873
Reference (Deposit): 1975 GEOLMAP COMPTON MAP I-87
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: UGMS FILES
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