Reality Adit

The Reality Adit is a gold and silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 7,969 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: Reality Adit  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 7,969 Feet (2,429 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.80639, -114.02306

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Reality Adit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Reality Adit


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Spring Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Gash Brothers


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Deep Creek West Flank Fault

Type: L
Description: Johnson Canyon Syncline


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Alkali-Granite (Alaskite)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Alkali-Granite (Alaskite)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 10 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: ASSAY ON LIMONITE-STAINED SAMPLE YIELDED 0.01 OZ AU/TON


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = GRAND JUNCTION 1:250000

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 20 FT PROSPECT ADIT BEARING S45W.


References

Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MOUNTAINS: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 99, 62-66


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