| Deposit ID | 10088991 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00214 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lost Hope No. 3 Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.74387, 39.91411 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2048 |
| Relative position | APPROX. 500 FT. NE OF USMM 948 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Indian Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 10S | 8W | 33 | E2 OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Sheeprock Series Of Cohenour (1959); |
| Rock description | Sheeprock Series Of Cohenour (1959); |
| (1) | -112.74387, 39.91411 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N35e, 45 Nw Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 10 E |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 10 E |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| Discoverer | Surface Silver Galena Copper Co. |
| District name | Erickson District District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. E. Kramer, Jr. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00214 |
COHENOUR, R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 63
LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1920, IN BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER III, P. 456
THOMAS, G.H., 1958, THE GEOLOGY OF INDIAN SPRINGS QUADRANGLE, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH; UNPUB. BYU THESIS, PROVO, UTAH
USGS, 1951, UNPUBLISHED, CONFIDENTIAL DMEA REPORT
USGS 1951 DMEA REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A BEDDING-PLANE REPLACEMENT VEIN OF SEVERAL INCHES TO ON FT. IN WIDTH HAD A LENSE OF ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA 50 FT. FROM THE MAIN ADIT PORTAL; LENSE HAD MAX DIA. OF 3X6X10 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Messenger, Harold M. III | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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