Black Dragon-Great Eastern Prospect

The Black Dragon-Great Eastern Prospect is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,900 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: Black Dragon-Great Eastern Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 39.91944, -112.10333

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Black Dragon-Great Eastern Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Dragon-Great Eastern Prospect
Secondary: Black Dragon Gold-Silver Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
Discovery Method: Unknown
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: R
Description: N 35 E Bedding

Type: L
Description: East-West Fissures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Metamorpitism


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): ABUNDANT BARITE; CONTACT WITH STOCK LIES 2000 FT S OF SHAFT

Comment (Location): BLACK DRAGON SHAFT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Deposit): SOUTHWESTERN CONTINUATION OF GOVERNOR ORE BODY

Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT; OLDER INCLINE NOTED IN 1872 MINING HANDBOOK


References

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DESPOSTIS 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): MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.

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, G.W., AND SMITH, G.O., 1899 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, VOL. III, 1897-98, PAGE 756.


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