The Gold Bond Prospect is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,119 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: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.13417, -113.82194
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Gold Bond Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bond Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Boron-Borates
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Sericitization
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
Analytical Data: 2-4 PERCENT CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Danburite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Albite
Gangue: Orthoclase
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Scapolite
Comments
Comment (Production): ONE SHIPMENT OF ORE MADE 1917-1918, BUT NO DATA IS AVAILABLE ON QUANTITY OR GRADE
Comment (Geology): THE MISSISSIPPIAN OCHRE MOUNTAIN LIMESTONE UNDERLIES THE EASTERN PART OF THE CLAIM.
Comment (Deposit): NOLAN NOTES THE LARGEST VEIN IN THE TUNNEL STRIKES N50W AND DIPS 45 DEGREES SW. BULLOCK, P. 71, NOTES 4 VEINS ARE PRESENT ON PROPERTY
Comment (Workings): PIT 15X12X3 FT DEEP NORTH OF DECLINE. AT 70 FT. DOWN IS AN 8 FT CROSSCUT TO THE SOUTH. 1000 FT SW IS A 56-FT ADIT WITH 37 FT OF CROSSCUTS AND A 6 FT DEEP PIT.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS P.P. 177, P. 126
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY, BULL 110, P. 71
Reference (Deposit): BURANEK, A.M., 1948, FLUORITE IN UTAH ITS OCCURRENCE, EXTENT, AND SIGNIFICANCE TO UTAH INDUSTRY: UTAH DEPT. OF PUB. & INDUST. DEV. CIR. 36, P. 14
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS P.P. 177, P. 125-127
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, P. 125-127
Reference (Production): NOLAN, 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P. 177, P. 125-127
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON SITE INSPECTION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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