The Troy Prospect is a gold, beryllium, and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,469 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: 5,469 Feet (1,667 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Beryllium, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.1275, -113.79167
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Troy Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Troy Prospect
Secondary: Sam K No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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/Underground
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: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bertrandite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION ON PRINCIPAL WORKING
Comment (Deposit): STRIKE AND DIP OF FISSURE AT PRINCIPAL WORKING
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL INCLINED AND VERTICAL SHAFTS, ALSO CUTS AND PITS
References
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Deposit): EL SHATOURY AND WHELAN, 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 83
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 151
Reference (Deposit): 1970 GEOCHEM UNIV OF UTAH, UGMS BULL. 83.
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