Cedar Springs South Prospects

The Cedar Springs South Prospects is a copper and iron mine located in Davis county, Utah at an elevation of 4,459 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cedar Springs South Prospects

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron

Location

State: Utah
County: Davis
District: Antelope Island Area

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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/Underground

Ownership

Not available

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: Antelope Island

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR, IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault, Thrust Belt

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Workings): SOUTHWEST SHAFT IS 66 FT DEEP; NORTHWEST SHAFT IS 20 FT. DEEP; NORTHEAST SHAFT IS 20 FT. DEEP WITH A 3 FT DEEP, 5 FT. DIAMETER PIT DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH; SOUTHEAST SHAFT IS 55 FT. DEEP WITH A 2 FT. DEEP, 6 FT. DIAMETER PIT DIRECTLY TO THE EAST.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Deposit): SOUTHWEST SHAFT FOLLOWS QUARTZ VEIN; NORTHWEST SHAFT FOLLOWS QUARTZ VEIN ALONG FAULT (N 71 E 79 SE); NORTHEAST SHAFT FOLLOWS 3 FT. QUARTZ VEIN (N 85 E 74 SE), PIT TO SOUTH EXPLORES 18 IN. QUARTZ VEIN (N 67 E 75 SE); SOUTHEAST SHAFT EXPLORES NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING BRECCIA ZONE.

References

Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, F.D., 1983, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT, UTAH: UGMS MAP 54-A.

Reference (Deposit): LARSEN, W.N., 1957, PETROLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF ANTELOPE ISLAND, DAVIS CO.,UTAH UNIVERSITY OF UTHA PH. D DISSERTION.

Reference (Deposit): NOVOTNY, R.T., 1958, A GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC STUDY OF ANTELOPE ISLAND, GREAT SALT LAKE, DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH M-S. THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1983, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.

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