Burro Peak South Prospects

The Burro Peak South Prospects is a iron mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 8,819 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: Burro Peak South Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 8,819 Feet (2,688 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.84056, -111.78278

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Burro Peak South Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Burro Peak South Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Hot Springs (Adams) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO NORTH CENTRAL PROSPECT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Comment (Development): MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF BURRO CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): CENTRAL PROSPECT PIT IS ON A GOSSAN IN A BRECCIA ZONE, EAST PROSPECT CUT IN BRECCIA ZONE WITH IRON AND CALCITE, WEST PROSPECT ADIT IS ON A GOSSAN, IN A BRECCIA ZONE

Comment (Workings): CENTRAL PROSPECT IS A 15 FT. DIAMETER PIT 15 FT DEEP, EAST PROSPECT IS AN OPEN CUT 25 FT. BY 10 FT. BY 5 FT. DEEP AND THE WEST PROSPECT IS A SHORT ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 227.

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.


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