Mineral Flat Sw Prospects

The Mineral Flat Sw Prospects is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,501 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: Mineral Flat Sw Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation: 9,501 Feet (2,896 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper

Lat, Long: 40.55722, -111.63500

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Mineral Flat Sw Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mineral Flat Sw Prospects
Secondary: Big Emma Cliam
Secondary: Waterfall Claim
Secondary: Niagara Claim
Secondary: Mineral Flat Mining Co.
Secondary: Albion Consolidated Mining Co.
Secondary: South Hecla Mining Co.
Secondary: Alta United Mines Co.


Commodity

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


Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: American Fork 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Arch, Wasatch Fault

Type: L
Description: Local Faulting


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): THE LOCATION IS TO THE MINERAL FLAT TUNNEL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Comment (Geology): MINES ALSO IN OPHIR FM. AND MAXFIELD LIMESTONE

Comment (Deposit): DC 15612 IS PART OF THIS GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Development): THE MINERAL FLAT TUNNEL WAS PORTALED ON THE BIG EMMA, WATERFALL AND NIAGARA CLAIMS AND IS THE LARGEST WORKING OF THE GROUP.

Comment (Workings): ADIT A FOLLOWS A SHEAR ZONE (N63E, 47NW) IN CHERTY LIMESTONE AND SHALE, ADIT IS COLLAPSED BUT WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET LONG; ADIT B IS STILL ACCESSIBLE BUT HAS A POOR ROOF, IT IS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET LONG; ADIT C IS INACCESSIBLE BUT IS APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET LONG IN LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE; ADIT D IS COLLAPSED AND QUITE SHORT; ADITS E ARE TWO ADITS ON OPPOSITE BANKS OF A STREAM - SW ONE IS COLLAPSED, NE ONE IS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND FLOODED, BOTH TOGETHER TOTAL AT LEAST 1000 FEET (MUCH OF DUMP HAS WASHED AWAY); PROSPECT F IS A 15 FOOT DIAMETER PIT 4 FEET DEEP IN FRACTURED, IRON-STAINED QUARTZITE; ADIT G IS A SHORT, PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ADIT IN FRACTURED, IRON-STAINED QUARTZITE; ADIT H IS A COLLAPSED ADIT ABOUT 2000 FEET LONG IN FRACTURED, IRON-STAINED QUARTZITE; ADIT I IS A 20 FOOT ACCESSIBLE ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THCOTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA: USGS PROF. PA. 201, P. 130, 135.

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH USGS MAP GQ-378


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