The Unidentified Prospect is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.19972, -113.85694
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Unidentified Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
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
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Geology): MOST OF THE MINERALS WERE IDENTIFIED ON THE DUMP OF THE DECLINE. IGNEOUS BODY PRESENT IS THE JURASSIC GOLD HILL STOCK.
Comment (Deposit): A 25 FT DECLINE IN LIMESTONE EAST OF A N-S, 35W QUARTZ MONZONITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT. THE SHAFT IS IN A 6-8 FT WIDE, N80W VERTICALLY DIPPING, IRON OXIDE RICH SILICIFIED ZONE. PITS WITHIN 200 FT OF THE SHAFT AND NORTH AND SOUTH OF IT ARE ON THE SAME ZONE.8
Comment (Workings): 25 FT LONG, N65W TRENDING DECLINE (AT 20 DEGREES), A 36 FT DEEP VERTICAL SHAFT, AND TWO ASSOCIATED PITS WITHIN 200 FT OF THE SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 177.
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M., III, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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