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Smooth Canyon Prospect

Occurrence in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012769
MRDS ID D008672
Record type Site
Current site name Smooth Canyon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.74885, 40.44355 (WGS84)
Elevation 1768
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 11,150 FT N 82 W OF TIMPANOGOS CAVE, +500 Ft

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Timpanogos Cave(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 004S 002E 29 SW OF SE OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SMOOTH CANYON, LOCATION TO UPPER WORKING ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result A 3 FT CHIP SAMPLE FROM ABOVE FROM ABOVE THE PORTAL OF THE UPPER WORKING ASSAYED .3 OZ AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Gardison Limestone
    Rock description Gardison Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.74885, 40.44355
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Fault Zone
Type of structure Local
Structure description Small Ne Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alpine District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE CAVED ADIT AND ONE PARTIALLY CAVED ADIT WHICH TRENDS N 35 E FOR 20 FT, LOWER ADIT IS TOTALLY CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C.S. AND L.L. PATTEN, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, TUAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 77.

  • Deposit

    BAKER, A.A. AND M.D. CRITTENDEN, JR., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE TIMPANOGOS CABE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-132.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRON STAINED LIMESTONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-81 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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