The Utah Prospect is a copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,152 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
Elevation: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.91139, -112.51028
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Utah Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Utah Prospect
Secondary: White Rat Prospect
Secondary: Sheeprock Fluorite Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Columbia District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: White Rat Mining Co.
Owner Name: Ann Alloway, Marjorie Black
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, LENTICULAR
Form: TABULAR, LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: South Flank Fault Of Sheeprock Mountains Striking N45w
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, UNDETERMINED DEPTH
References
Reference (Deposit): LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1920, IN BUTLER, B.S., AND OTHERS, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER, P. 427-428
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