Kaffin Prospect

The Kaffin Prospect is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,276 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: Kaffin Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,276 Feet (1,913 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.11028, -113.82306

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Kaffin Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kaffin Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton District


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Deep Creek Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Jarosite


Comments

Comment (Location): SW SW OF SE

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT IN FAVORABLE LIMESTONE BED.

Comment (Workings): ADIT, LARGE CUT, 2 SHAFTS, 8X8X60 FT DEEP AND 4X6X17 FT DEEP


References

Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H. 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF PAPER 17

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PP. 177


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