The Surprise Shaft is a gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,821 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,821 Feet (2,079 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.31139, -112.20250
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Surprise Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Surprise Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Camp Floyd District (Mercur)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Decomposed Limestone Containing Nodules Of Chert. Porphyry Is Decomposed And Flaky.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TRACE OF GOLD
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEEPEST SHAFT IN AREA. TWO LEVELS ( 125 AND 342 FT FROM TOP )
Comment (Deposit): MINE CONTAINS WATER
References
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J. E. & EMMONS, S. F., 1895 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF MERCUR MINING DISTRICT: USGS 16TH ANN. REPT., PT. 2 , P. 343 - 455
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