The Rotary Park Prospects is a iron mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,319 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: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.82722, -111.80306
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Rotary Park Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rotary Park Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Hot Springs (Adams) 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
Type: Underground
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO EAST ADIT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
Comment (Commodity): POSSIBLE LEAD, SILVER AND GOLD IN IRON FILLED VEINS
Comment (Workings): UPPER ADIT ABOUT 400 FT LONG, NEXT LOWER ADIT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. LONG, NEXT LOWER ADIT ABOUT 20 FT LONG AND LOWEST ADIT IS ABOUT 20 FT LONG, ALL ARE COLLAPSED
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 227.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
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