The Cow Hollow Prospect is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 8,520 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: 8,520 Feet (2,597 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.67389, -109.66944
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Cow Hollow Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cow Hollow Prospect
Secondary: Woodside
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
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
Owner Name: Edward H. Abplanap
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
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: South Flank Uinta Fault
Type: L
Description: Faults And Fissures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ACCESS BY A SHAFT NOW CAVED; LENGTH OF WORKINGS IS AN ESTIMATE.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BULLOCK, K.C., 1976 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY STUDY
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 88
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