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Superior Prospects

Occurrence in Wasatch county in Utah, United States with commodity 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095630
MRDS ID M058631
Record type Site
Current site name Superior Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.49689, 40.59244 (WGS84)
Elevation 2573
Relative position 7,500 FT S 36 W OF BALD MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wasatch(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Heber City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Provo(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Wasatch

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003S 004E 04 SE OF NW OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS TO MAIN ADIT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Granodiorite Is Partially Altered; Carbonate Is Locally Marmorized

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Flagstaff Mountain Stock
    Rock description Flagstaff Mountain Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Tintic Quartzite;Gardison And Deseret Limestones
    Rock description Tintic Quartzite;Gardison And Deseret Limestones
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.49689, 40.59244
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Uinta Arch
Type of structure Local
Structure description Dutch Hollow Thrust, Local Normal Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Formation Contacts

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Park City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • AT LEAST 20 WORKINGS, TOTALING ABOUT 600 YARDS OF SHALLOW BULLDOZER TRENCHES, NUMEROUS SMALL PITS, 1 100 FT. INCLINE, 5 ADITS TOTALING ABOUT 4450 FEET, AND ONE SHAFT WITH ABOUT 300 FEET OF WORKINGS. TRENCHES SEEN QUITE RECENT. MAIN WORKING IS ADIT X WHICH IS NOW COLLAPSED BUT WHICH MAY HAVE HAD UP TO 3000 FEET OF WORKINGS. SHAFT V MAY HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET OF WORKINGS.

Comments on development

  • WAS OWNED BY THE WABASH MINING CO. IN 1901, CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS: CLARA NO. 2, FREDERICK, STARMONT, HELEN JESSIC, WIZARD, WIZARD NO. 2, SUPERIOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS SEEM TO EXPLORE FORMATION CONTACTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1984 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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