Proberts

The Proberts is a iron 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: Proberts  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

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

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.07, -113.81389

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Proberts MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Proberts


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Qtz Monz Sericitized And Limonite Stained. Ochre Mt Ls Is Silicified And Limonite Stained. In Barney Reevey Gulch, The Ls Is Altered To Wollastonite, Grossularite, Diopside And Calcite, Scheelite Is Present


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Conichalcite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ALONG THE CONTACT OF SED & IGN

Comment (Workings): ONE SHORT ADIT, 10 FT AND TWO OTHER SHORTER PROSPECT SHAFTS, A 60 X 80 FEET OPEN PIT, SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K. C., 1973 , MINERAL DEP OF DEEP CK MTS, TOOELE & JUAB CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINER SURV BULL 99 , P. 28


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