The Indianapolis Prospect is a lead and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 8,120 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: 8,120 Feet (2,475 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.96861, -112.52861
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Indianapolis Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indianapolis Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Columbia District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Richard Ekker
Owner Name: Ran Rex Mining Co.
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PYRITE CONTAINING AS MUCH AS 30 DOLLARS PER TON, AU REPORTED FROM LOWERMOST WORKINGS
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO RECORDED PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): A NUMBER OF SHORT ADITS, OPEN CUTS AND AN INCLINED (AT 33 DEGREES TO THE SOUTHEAST), 63 FT. DEEP SHAFT. THE SHAFT IS APPROX. 400 FT. NEARLY WEST OF USLM 2
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1981, MINERAL SURVEY 4936, UTAH STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Reference (Production): COHENOUR, 1959, P. 118
Reference (Deposit): COHENOUR, R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES: UGMS BULL. 63 P. 118
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