Last Hope Prospect No. 3

The Last Hope Prospect No. 3 is a lead and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 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: Last Hope Prospect No. 3  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 39.91444, -112.74306

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Last Hope Prospect No. 3 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Last Hope Prospect No. 3


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Erickson District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wall Rk Highly Decomposed


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Commodity): SOME CHALCOPYRITE CRYSTALS ARE TWO INCH IN DIAMETER.

Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS ARE OF LENS - SHAPED BODY OF A COARSE GRAIN GALENA BODY


References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 456.

Reference (Deposit): HEYL,A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 54.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-21-1958


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