U.S. Prospect

Occurrence in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088742
MRDS ID M058345
Record type Site
Current site name U.S. Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.66411, 40.50383 (WGS84)
Elevation 2256
Relative position 6850 FT S 20 E FROM THE CENTER OF SILVER LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dromedary Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(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)

Lone Peak Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 01 SE OF NW OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result CHIP SAMPLE ONE: .1 OZ./TON AG
Result CHIP SAMPLE TWO: 7% PB, .4 OZ AU/TON, TRACES AU, SN
Result CHIP SAMPLE THREE: 5% PB, 5% ZN, .5 OZ./TON AG, TRACES AU, SN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Quartz Monzonite Of The Little Cottonwood Stock
    Rock description Quartz Monzonite Of The Little Cottonwood Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Doughnut
    Rock description Doughnut

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.66411, 40.50383

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Deer Creek Fault

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 20 E
    Dip 25 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Lake District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 ADITS, 3 COLLAPSED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT ALONG BEDDING CONTROLLED BY FISSURE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.