Bald Mountain Sw Prospects

The Bald Mountain Sw Prospects is a calcium, copper, and manganese mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,959 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: Bald Mountain Sw Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,959 Feet (2,121 Meters)

Commodity: Calcium, Copper, Manganese

Lat, Long: 40.3875, -112.29889

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Bald Mountain Sw Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bald Mountain Sw Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Calcium
Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Ophir District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

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: Oquirrh Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR, TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Near Axis Of Ophir Anticline


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marbleization


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Calcite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Comment (Workings): WEST ADIT IS 105 FT LONG, 12 FT. WIDE WITH 145 FEET OF SIDE DRIFTS; CENTRAL PROSPECT IS A 10 FT DIAMETER, 3 FT DEEP PIT; EAST ADIT IS 10 FT LONG.

Comment (Deposit): TWO EAST WORKINGS FOLLOW BEDDING REPLACEMENT (N 11 E 42 W) CONSISTING OF 2 FT. OF PYROLUSITE WITH IRREGULAR 18 IN. CALCITE VEIN AND MARBLEIZATION; WEST WORKING FOLLOWS 3 IN. VEIN N 35 E, 78 SE


References

Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION


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