| Deposit ID | 10087713 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008716 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blowhole Hill-Greeley Pass Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.03662, 40.09412 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 1900 FT S18E OF BLOWHOLE HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Allens Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 008S | 002W | 26 | SW OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Calcium | Primary |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Volcanic Materials | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Madison Limestone Equivalents;Deseret Ls | ||
| Rock description | Madison Limestone Equivalents;Deseret Ls | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.03662, 40.09412 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Greeley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.395HA |
| Length | 234.7M |
| Overall length | 278M |
| Overall width | 54.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008716 |
TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
PROCTOR, P.D., 1956, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ALLENS RANCH QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP MF-45.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE WORKING AT N. 4438510 E. 411700 ZONE +12 IS THE 690 FT. ADIT WITH ONE SHORT SIDE DRIFT; DRIVEN IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE ALONG A CATCITE, LIMONITE AND HEMATITE CONTAINING ZONE. THE SOUTHERN MOST WORKING IS A GRAVEL PIT, 50 YD. BY 54 YD. AND AVERAGING SIX FEET DEEP. THE EASTERN MOST WORKING ON BLOWHOLE HILL IS AN OPEN CUT AREA 80 YD. IN DIAMETER EXPOSING A VEIN OF BROWN CALCITE (N70W. 82S) UP TO THREE FEET WIDE. THE THREE SHAFTS (45 FT., 20 FT. AND 15 FT.) EXPLORE SHEAR ZONES CONTAINING PYROLUSITE, LIMONITE AND CALCITE. THE PROSPECT DIRECTLY TO THE WEST OF THE SHAFTS IS AN OPENCUT 70 YD. BY 16 YD. BY 4 FT. DEEP IN CLAY. THE NORTHWESTERN MOST PROSPECT IS AN OPEN CUT 58 YD. IN DIAMETER IN A QUARTZ LATITE TUFF. THE REMAINING PROSPECTS ARE OPEN CUTS IN ALLUVIUM AND COLLUVIUM. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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