The Peterson Prospect is a lead, silver, and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.98861, -113.20028
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Peterson Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peterson Prospect
Secondary: Contact Claim Dugway Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. F. Cannon
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1905
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: Dugway Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Kellys Hole Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: USBM: ORE ANALYZED: 17.1% FLUORITE, 8.15% FE, 0.45% CALCITE, 3.82% CU, 1.6 OZ/TON AG.
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ARE IN FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTZITE LIMESTONE. THICKNESS OF MINERALIZATION RANGES FROM 1 INCH TO 1 FOOT
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT AND AN ADIT. INCLINED SHAFT IS 200 FT DEEP, WITH A 40 FOOT DRIFT ON THE 100 LEVEL, AND A 30 FOOT DRIFT ON THE BOTTOM LEVEL. A 15 FOOT ADIT IS LOCATED NORTH OF THE SHAFT, ALONG A FAULT CONTACT
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCC. IN UTAH, UTAH GEOL & MIN SURV. BULL. 110, PG 75
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURV. BULL 110, P. 74
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, USGS PP 41
Reference (Production): USBM MIN. YEARBOOK 1948, 1949
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