Corral Canyon Prospect

The Corral Canyon Prospect is a barium-barite mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 4,501 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: Corral Canyon Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)

Commodity: Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 40.86333, -112.53250

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Corral Canyon Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Corral Canyon Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Stansbury Island


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

Owner Name: Basin Mud Service


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Stansbury Island


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT IS OPEN CUT 110 FT BY 35 FT EXPOSING BARITE PODS, ADIT IS 70 FT LONG AND TRENDS APPROXIMATELY 5.23 W., THE SHAFT IS INCLINED 31 DEG. IN A S15W DIRECTION, 20' LONG


References

Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER. SURVEY


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