Kelly's Hole East Prospect

The Kelly's Hole East Prospect is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,640 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

Name: Kelly's Hole East Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.98778, -113.18917

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Kelly's Hole East Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kelly's Hole East Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. F. Cannon
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Dugway Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Fractures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): COPPER AND LEAD MINERALIZATION IN VEIN APPROX 4 FEET WIDE MINERALIZATION IS EVIDENT IN FRACTURES IN LIMESTONES ON BOTH SIDE OF THE VEIN.

Comment (Workings): A SHAFT, NUMEROUS PITS AND TRENCHES


References

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL AND MIN. DEP. OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, TOOELE AND JUAB CO., U.S.G.S. PROF PAP 415

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-27-1958

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 41

Reference (Production): EADS, J.P., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS


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