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Tintic Prince Prospect

Occurrence in Juab county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Gold, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021066
MRDS ID DC14826
Record type Site
Current site name Tintic Prince Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.1794, 39.99801 (WGS84)
Elevation 2140
Relative position 10,400 FT. NE OF ROUND KNOLL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juab(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tintic Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM Administrative Area(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Juab

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009S 003W 33 NE OF NW OF NE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Tintic Quartzite;Ophir Formation;Teutonic Ls.;Dagmar Dolomite
    Rock description Tintic Quartzite;Ophir Formation;Teutonic Ls.;Dagmar Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.1794, 39.99801
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Front
Type of structure Local
Structure description Tintic Prince Fault-Zone And North Tintic Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Tintic Prince Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • JASPEROID ON 350 FT. EAST CROSSCUT CARRIES SMALL AMOUNTS OF LEAD AND GOLD

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1933
Discoverer Orlando Munding

Mining district

District name North Tintic Mining District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tintic Prince Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 565.4M
    Overall depth 109.73M

Comments on the workings information

  • NORTH ADIT IS COLLAPSED BUT ORIGINALLY 350 FT LONG WITH A 360 FT. INTERIOR SHAFT WITH TWO CROSSCUTS, THE PROSPECT IS A COLLAPSED ADIT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT. LONG, THE SOUTH ADIT IS ALSO COLLAPSED BUT WAS FAIRLY SHORT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRIS, H.T., (ED.), 1964. GEOL. OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, JUAB AND UTAH CO., UT.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L

  • Deposit

    COOK, D.R., 1957. GEOL. OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 12

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919. GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 107.

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.

  • Deposit

    1964 GEOLMAP MORRIS, H.T. BULL. 1142-

  • Production

    COOK, D.R., 1957. GEOL. OF THE EAST TINTIC MTS.: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 12.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN ADIT IS 350 FT LONG WITH A 360 FT. DEEP INTERIOR SHAFT. CROSSCUTS EXTEND 300 FT. EAST AND 370 FT. WEST OF THE 350 FT LEVEL IN THE SHAFT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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