Great Eastern Property

The Great Eastern Property is a copper and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,200 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: Great Eastern Property  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 39.98583, -113.15583

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Great Eastern Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Great Eastern Property


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele


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

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: Dugway Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS A REPRESENTATIVE POINT UNSURVEYED

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SUBSURFACE BRINE

Comment (Deposit): UNDERLIES MUCH OF QUADRANGLE, SEVERAL HORIZONS OF BRINE ARE EXPECTED.

Comment (Commodity): NO PB OR AG MIN. VISIBLE-BUT ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE TARGET COMMODITY

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHALLOW SHAFTS, INCLINE, AND A SMALL OPEN CUT


References

Reference (Production): EADS, J.P., 1981, UGMS, ON SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOMAP STAATZ CARR, USGS PP. 41

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H. AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. AND MIN. DEP. OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, TOOELE AND JUAB CO.S, UT; U.S.G.S. PROF PAP 415


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