The Silver No. 8 Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,539 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,539 Feet (1,993 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.97556, -112.73861
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Silver No. 8 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver No. 8 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: Arizona Cons. Gold And Copper Co.
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
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PYRITE IN SILICIFIED LIMESTONE; SILICIFICATION AND MINERALIZATION PARALLELS N 63 W, 27 NE BEDDING.
Comment (Workings): ADIT AT LEAST 230 FT. IN LENGTH (EST. , END OF ADIT NOT REACHED), DRIVEN N40 E TO INTERSECT 27 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT. THE INCLINED SHAFT AT LEAST 50 FT. IN LENGTH AND IS DRIVEN DOWN THE DIP OF THE ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1982, UNMPATENTED MINING CLAIM FILO 202862, UTAH STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M.,3, 1982, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
Reference (Deposit): THOMAS, G.H., 1958, THE GEOLOGY OF INDIAN SPRINGS QUADRANGLE, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UNPUB. BYU THESIS, PROVO, UTAH.
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