Old Faithful #2 Prospect

The Old Faithful #2 Prospect is a mine located in Wayne county, Utah at an elevation of 7,861 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Old Faithful #2 Prospect

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Wayne
District: Miners Mountain Area

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Riley R. Osborn

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Circle Cliffs - Teasdale Anticline

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1920'S

Comment (Deposit): TEST PIT ONLY

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC. 17

References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, F. J., JR., HUFF, L. C., HINRICHS, N. E., LUEDKE, R. G., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE CAPITOL REEF AREA, WAYNE AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 363 .

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER B. S., PROFESSIONAL PAPER

Reference (Deposit): MUTH, JAMES V., 1965 , THE GEOLOGY OF MINERS MOUNTAIN CAPRELIMINARY REPORT: WRITTEN FOR RILEY R. OSBORN, TORREY, UTAH WELLS, LEWIS F., GEOLOGIC REPORT, HAPPY JACK CLAIMS.

Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON SMITH ETAL PROFESSIONAL PAPER

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., LOUGHLIN, G. F., HEIKES, V. C., AND OTHERS, 1920 , THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER III.

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