The Rustler Prospect is a gold and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.1325, -113.83139
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Rustler Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rustler Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tungsten
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
Owner Name: Joseph K. Murphy
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: Argillitization, Sericitization, Bleaching
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: Powellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Molybdite
Ore: Ferrimolybdite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Jarosite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 10-15 TONS OF ORE ON DUMP
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT IN QUARTZ MONZONITE
Comment (Workings): ONE LARGE DEEP CUT 110X40X35 FT. DEEP AND NUMEROUS SHORT ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFTS AND DECLINES AND PITS.
References
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON SITE INSPECTION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, TOOELE CO., UTAH: USGS PP. 177
Reference (Deposit): EL SHATOURY AND WHELAN, 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, TOOELE CO, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 83
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON UNIV. OF UTAH, UTAH GEOL. SURV. BULL. 83
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