Alaska Prospect

The Alaska Prospect is a mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,660 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: Alaska Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 6,660 Feet (2,030 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.91167, -112.09250

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Alaska Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alaska Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: South Standard Mining Co.
Home Office: Salt Lake, City Ut.

Owner Name: Alaska Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1875
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: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne Fissure


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): WORKING 20 MEN IN SHAFT, 1898. IDLE BY 1905

Comment (Location): NE OF MOLLY GIBSON, DEPOSIT 59 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT, 200 FEET DEEP IN 1898; 565 FT DEEP IN 1902 AND SINKING FOR 650 LEVEL

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870S

Comment (Deposit): A. PROSPECT DEVELOPED BY W.H. WEBSTER OF OCONTO WIS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.

Reference (Deposit): TOWER AND SMITH, G.O., 1899, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 19TH ANNUAL REPORT VOL. III.

Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, DECEMBER 15, 1902, P. 30.


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