The Vernon Creek Prospect is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.98056, -112.38722
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Vernon Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vernon Creek Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Blue Bell District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: James Watt, Deseret Exploration Co.
Home Office: 3384 West 13800 So., Riverton, Ut 84065
Owner Name: James Watt
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: IRREGULAR
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Fold And Thrust Belt
Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Vernon Creek Fault, Sheeprock Thrust Fault, East-Northwest Striking High-Angle Faults.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Fe-Staining, Jasperoid, Argillization
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A SAMPLE DARK-GRAY TO RED-BROWN TO DARK FOREST GREEN JASPERIOD CONTAINED 15 PPB AU, 2250 PPB HG, 110 PPM BA, 12 PPM CU, 7 PPM PB, 53 PPM ZN, 6 PPM MO, 1.1 PPM AG, 2 PPM CO, 10 PPM NI, 13 PPM CR, 193 PPMMN, <10 PPM W, <5 PPM SE, <2 PPM BI, >2000 PPM AS, 153 PPM SB, 6 PPM TI.
Analytical Data: A SAMPLE OF LIGHT GRAY SINTERY, POROUS, LIMONITE-STAINED, SILICEOUS ROCK CONTAINED 20 PPB AU, >5000 PPB HG, <20 PPM BI, 17 PPM CU, 14 PPM PB, 26 PPM ZN, 5 PPM MO, 3.1 PPM AG, <1 PPM CO, 7 PPM NI, 130 PPM CR, 279 PPM MN, <10 PPM W, <5 PPM SE, 7 PPM BI, >2000 PPM AS, 211 PPM SB, 4 PPM TI
Analytical Data: JAMES WATT PROVIDED ANALYSES THAT SHOW THAT AS MUCH AS 3% ARSENIC, 0.6% ANTIMONY AND TRACES OF GOLD AND SILVER ARE PRESENT IN ALTERED LIMESTONE. SAMPLES COLLECTED BY UGMS YIELDEE THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: A SAMPLE OF SIKICIFIED PYRITE TO GOSSANORS FAULT GOUGECONTAINED <5 PPB AU, 3000 PPB HG, 730 PPM BA, 38 PPM CU, 126 PPM ZN, 31 PPM PB, 8 PPM MO, 1.5 PPM AG, 12 PPM CO, 24 PPM NI, 1049 PPM MN, <10 PPM W, <5 PPM SE, 5 PPM BI, 1182 PPM AS, 35 PPM SB, 3 PPM TI
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS CONSISTS OF JASPEROID AND SINTER-LIKE MATERIAL REPLACING LIMESTONE AND FAULT GOUGE LOCALIZED ALONG EAST-NORTHEAST TRENDING FAULTS LYING BENEATH THE SHEEPROCK THRUST. DEPOSITE IS SIMILAR TO SEDIMENT-HOSTED DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS LIKE MERCUR AND MAY HAVE POTENTIAL FOR GOLD MINERALIZATION. GEOCHEMICAL ENRICHMENT IN AS, SB, AND HG WITH TRACE AMOUNT OF AU AND AG IS SUGGESTIVE OF TOP A POTENTIALLY MINERALIZED EPITHERMAL SYSTEM.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE TIMBRED SHAFT ABOUT 30 FEET DEEP AND SEVERAL (AT LEAST 4) DOZER CUTS.
Comment (Geology): EXPOSED CARBONATES ARE A WINDOW IN THE SHEEPROCK THRUST PLATE. LOWER PLAT CARBONATES TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED AS GREAT BLUE LIMESTONE
Comment (Commodity): ANALYSES SHOW STRONG ENRICHMENT IN AS, SB, AND HG, AND MODERATE ENRICHMENT IN AU AND AG INDICATIVE OF HIGH PART OF EPITHERMAL SYSTEM.
Comment (Development): JAMES WATT WAS THE OWNER/OPERATOR AS OF 5-15-86
References
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1987, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DELTA 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE TOOELE, JUAB, MILLARD, AND UTAH COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-185
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1987, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE MAP OF THE DELTA 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE AND ADJACENT AREAS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-189
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