The U.S. Prospect is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.50389, -111.66333
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U.S. Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: U.S. Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Silver Lake District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: Deer Creek Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE THREE: 5% PB, 5% ZN, .5 OZ./TON AG, TRACES AU, SN
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE TWO: 7% PB, .4 OZ AU/TON, TRACES AU, SN
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE ONE: .1 OZ./TON AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT ALONG BEDDING CONTROLLED BY FISSURE
Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS, 3 COLLAPSED
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 83-84.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, MAX. P., 1965, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS GEOLOGIC MAP GQ-378.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., AND PATTEN, L.L., 1975 MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES UTAH: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 75-382, PG. 149-151.
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