The Old Faithful #2 Prospect is a mine located in Wayne county, Utah at an elevation of 7,861 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,861 Feet (2,396 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.20833, -111.25917
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Old Faithful #2 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Faithful #2 Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Wayne
District: Miners Mountain Area
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
Ownership
Owner Name: Riley R. Osborn
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Circle Cliffs - Teasdale Anticline
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1920'S
Comment (Deposit): TEST PIT ONLY
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC. 17
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, F. J., JR., HUFF, L. C., HINRICHS, N. E., LUEDKE, R. G., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE CAPITOL REEF AREA, WAYNE AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 363 .
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER B. S., PROFESSIONAL PAPER
Reference (Deposit): MUTH, JAMES V., 1965 , THE GEOLOGY OF MINERS MOUNTAIN CAPRELIMINARY REPORT: WRITTEN FOR RILEY R. OSBORN, TORREY, UTAH WELLS, LEWIS F., GEOLOGIC REPORT, HAPPY JACK CLAIMS.
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON SMITH ETAL PROFESSIONAL PAPER
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., LOUGHLIN, G. F., HEIKES, V. C., AND OTHERS, 1920 , THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER III.
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