Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,699 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

Name: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.13389, -113.29306

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Granite Peak District


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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

Owner Name: U.S. Army


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: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Swarms Of Northeast-Striking Pegmatite Dikes


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): A STEEP INCLINE, BEARING NORTH-NORTHEAST.


References

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, W.J., 1980, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MENLO PARK, CALIFORNI

Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS


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