The Middle Spring Prospect is a copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 4,911 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: 4,911 Feet (1,497 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.12083, -113.92722
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Middle Spring Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Middle Spring Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Structure
Type: R
Description: Detachment Fault
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone At N20e, 65w
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Extensive Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF OXIDIZED CHALCOPYRITE IN A SHEAR ZONE WITH MINOR QUARTZ VEINING.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE DOZER CUT
Comment (Geology): DOZER CUT ALSO EXPOSES PEGMATITE BODIES INTERCALATED WITH GNEISS AT N38W, 55 SW. QUARTZ SWEAT PODS IN GNEISS AT N80E, 60N
References
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
Reference (Deposit): COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UGMS BULL. 70
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