The Josephine Tunnel Prospect is a gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,259 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: 5,259 Feet (1,603 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.59472, -111.79028
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Josephine Tunnel Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Josephine Tunnel Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Willow Area
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
Type: Underground
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LOW GRADE OXIDIZED ORE ASSAYED 1.60 DOLLARS/TON AU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CONTACT OF AMPHIBOLITE WITH FELDSPATHIC GNEISS EXPLORED
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Workings): 4 CAVED TUNNELS, THE MAIN TUNNEL WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN 400 FT. IN LENGTH
Comment (Geology): 2 TUNNELS FOLLOW THE CONTACT OF AMPHIBOLITE WITH FELDSPATHIC GNEISS. AMPHIBOLITE AT THE MOUTH OF THE LOWER TUNNEL IS INTENSELY SHEARED.
References
Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, P. 48, ONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, P. 48, FIG. 9.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DRAPER QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-377.
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