Welcome Spring Prospects

The Welcome Spring Prospects is a copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 4,770 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: Welcome Spring Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 4,770 Feet (1,454 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 37.10139, -113.90528

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Welcome Spring Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Welcome Spring Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet District


Land Status

Not available


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Detachment Faul

Type: L
Description: Detachment Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic, Chloritization, Silicification


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): VERY COARSE GRAINED GRANITE OR SYENITE ASSOCIATED WITH DEPOSIT. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IMMEDIATELY BENEATH A DETACHMENT FAULT SEPARTAING GNEISS FROM OVERLYING MISSISSIPPIAN LIMESTONE

Comment (Commodity): TUNGSTEN IS REPORTED TO BE PRESENT BUT HAS NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED. POSSIBLY ANOMALOUS GOLD

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS HOSTED BY SILICIFIED AND CHLORITIZED GNEISS WITH ABUNDANT QUARTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS. ALTERED AND MINERALIZED ROCK IMMEDIATELY UNDERLIES A DETACHMENT FAULT SEPARATING GNEISS AND OVERLYING LIMESTONE

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVEN PROSPECT PITS AND DOZER CUTS, ONE STEEPLY INCLINED SHAFT, AND ONE COLLAPSED ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES

Reference (Deposit): COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UGMS BULL. 70


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