Ahlstrom Prospect

The Ahlstrom Prospect is a silver, gold, lead, and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 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: Ahlstrom Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 40.34694, -112.60361

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Ahlstrom Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ahlstrom Prospect


Commodity

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


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Columbia


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: Underground


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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains, Stansbury Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ahlstrom Reverse Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PB (PERCENT) - .032, ZN (PERCENT) - .008.
Analytical Data: AU (OZ/TON) - .001
Analytical Data: SELECTED CHIP SAMPLE AT DARK BLACK CLAYEY GAUGE FROM BEDDING PLANE FRACTURE: AG (OZ/TON) -.05


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO SIGNIFICANT MINERALIZATION WAS NOTED IN THE 1980 INVESTIGATION.

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): RIGBY, J.K., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE STANSBURY MOUNTAIN, TOOELE COUNTY UTAH: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 13, P. 126.

Reference (Deposit): TEICHERT, JOHN A., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN STANSBURY RANGE, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH, BULL. 65, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, P. 65

Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.


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