The Yellow Iron Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,319 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: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.93833, -112.74778
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Yellow Iron Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yellow Iron Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Erickson District District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. L. Shielde
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE CONSISTING OF BRECCIATED QUARTZITE WITH PYRITE-QUARTZ STRINGERS FILLING THE FRACTURES
Comment (Workings): ADIT OF UNDETERMINED LENGTH, TRENDING APPROX. N 22 W, DRIVEN ON THE N 25 W 60SW FISSURE. A N 28 E TRENDING ADIT IS 20 FT. BELOW THE PRINCIPAL ADIT, INTERSECTING THE WORKING APPROX. 50 FT. INSIDE THE ADIT. ADIT IS 600 FT. NORTHWEST OF THE ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): COHENOUS, R.E., 1959, SHEEP ROCK MOUNTAIN, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, BULL. 63.
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M., 3, 1982, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
Reference (Deposit): THOMAS, G.H., 1958, THE GEOLOGY OF THE INDIAN SPRINGS QUADRANGLE, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UNPUB. BYU M.S. THESIS, PROVO, UTAH.
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