Tate Prospect

The Tate Prospect is a silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 7,700 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

Name: Tate Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.41944, -112.31833

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Tate Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tate Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Ohio Mining 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

Owner Name: James Wardle


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Dome


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIT OF AT LEAST FOUR ADITS.

Comment (Location): NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 33


References

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 43

Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978


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