The Murphy-Lucky Strike Prospects is a gold, silver, copper, and arsenic mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,220 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: 5,220 Feet (1,591 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic
Lat, Long: 40.17083, -113.81222
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Murphy-Lucky Strike Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murphy-Lucky Strike Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Arsenic
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Joseph Murphy, Buzz Jones
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Recrystallization, Silication, Silicification Of Ls.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Conichalcite
Ore: Tenorite
Gangue: Grossularite
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Andradite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Opal
Comments
Comment (Deposit): N17-77W, 36-67NE BEDDING REPLACEMENT ORESHOOTS: MOST ARE PROBABLY 10-20 FT. WIDE OR LESS. EST. WIDTHS ARE DETERMINED BY THE WIDTH OF THE SKARN ZONES; TRUE WIDTHS MUST BE DETERMINED BY ASSAY.
Comment (Deposit): DURING THE BRIEF FIELD INVESTIGATION (MESSENGER, 1981,) THE ONLY QTZ. MONZONITE-LS. CONTACT IDENTIFIED WAS A CONTACT WITH A SILL IN A 118 FT. ADIT DRIVEN ALONG THE CONTACT. IN ALL THE OTHER WORKINGS THE QTZ. MONZONITE-LS. CONTACT IS BELIEVED TO BE AT A SHALLOW DEPTH. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): INCORRECTLY LABELED "ALVARADO MINE" ON THE GOLD HILL 7.5 MIN. QUADRANGLE MAP.
Comment (Workings): FIVE SHAFTS 10-25 FT. DEEP, 3 THIRTY FT. DEEP SHAFTS, ONE 50 FT. DEEP SHAFT, A 118 FT. LONG ADIT, A 48 FT. LONG ADIT, TRENCHES AND PITS. ALL SHAFT DEPTHS ARE ESTIMATED.
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T. B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 177
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T. B., 1935, PROF. PAPER 177, P1.2
Reference (Deposit): 1981 RECON UGMS, OPEN FILE REPT.
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