The Great Eastern Property is a copper and lead 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: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.98583, -113.15583
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Great Eastern Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Great Eastern Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
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 And Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS A REPRESENTATIVE POINT UNSURVEYED
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SUBSURFACE BRINE
Comment (Deposit): UNDERLIES MUCH OF QUADRANGLE, SEVERAL HORIZONS OF BRINE ARE EXPECTED.
Comment (Commodity): NO PB OR AG MIN. VISIBLE-BUT ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE TARGET COMMODITY
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHALLOW SHAFTS, INCLINE, AND A SMALL OPEN CUT
References
Reference (Production): EADS, J.P., 1981, UGMS, ON SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOMAP STAATZ CARR, USGS PP. 41
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H. AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. AND MIN. DEP. OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, TOOELE AND JUAB CO.S, UT; U.S.G.S. PROF PAP 415
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