The Unidentified Prospect is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,129 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,129 Feet (1,868 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.14472, -113.81500
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Unidentified Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE COPPER MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST-STRIKING FISSURES OF VARIABLE TRENDS
Comment (Workings): THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 20 FT. ADIT WITH ASSOC. TRENCHES, A 15 FT. LONG CUT, AND A CAVED, VERTICAL SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177.
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Deposit): 1981 RECON UGMS, OPEN FILE REPORT
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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