| Deposit ID | 10012632 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008366 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tucson Prospect |
| Related records | 10202749 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.85779, 40.1941 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1926 |
| Relative position | 4200 FT S30 DEG E OF WOODMAN PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wildcat Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 007S | 018W | 27 | NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Oquirrh Formation;Ochre Mountain Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Oquirrh Formation;Ochre Mountain Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -113.85779, 40.1941 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N22w Minor Fault Intersecting The Right Lateral-Slip Fault East Of The Shaft |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N65 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clifton (Gold Hill) District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eugene Timm |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008366 |
EVERTT, F.D., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8014 P.27
MESSENGER, H.M.III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 177
1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P1.
EVERETT F.D. 1961 TUMSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH, USBM INF. CIRCULAR 80M, PG. 27
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PRINCIPAL MINERALIZED FISSURE IS A N65W FAULT EXPLORED BY A 50-60 FT DEEP VERTICAL SHAFT. THE ORE IS NEARLY COMPLETELY OXIDIZED, WITH THE EXECEPTION OF THE SCHEELITE THAT WAS MINED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Messenger, Harold M. III | Bureau of Land Management |
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