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Tug Project

Prospect in Box Elder county in Utah, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129834
MRDS ID D002867
MAS/MILS ID 0490030546
Record type Site
Current site name Tug Project
Alternate or previous names Tecoma, Tecoma Project, Tug Joint Venture
Related records 10107839

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.02367, 41.42071 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Box Elder(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM Administrative Area(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Box Elder

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 008 N 019 W 16 NENENE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Jasper Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.02367, 41.42071
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 20N
    Thickness 15M
    Length 430M
    Width 90M
    Area 4HA
    Depth to top 30M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N45W:20N
    Minimum Depth to Top 20
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 30
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 20
    Total Surface Area (HA) 4
    Future Surface Area (HA) 4
    Previous Surface Area (HA) .2
    Date of Last Modification 930414

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1981
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Tecoma

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Western States Minerals Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1997

Comments on the ownership information

  • ADDITIONAL COMMODITY FOR PAGE A-1: ARSENIC ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: PEARCEITE - A SULFO-SALT ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: ARGYRODITE - A SILVER GERM PROJECT LISTED AS SUSPENDED IN AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996. WESTERN STATES MINERALS CORP ADDRESS: 4975 VAN GORDON ST, WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 80033.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 1400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1400000mt ore
    Total resources 1400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 103 g/mt Silver Minor 1984
    Gold Au 1.7 g/mt Gold Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBLICATION NO. 13, 1984, GEOLOGY OF NORTHWEST UTAH, SOUTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHEAST NEVADA. P. 185.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    DOUGLAS, I. H. AND W. M. ORIEL. GEOLOGY OF THE TECOMA

  • Geology

    DISSEMINATED GOLD AND SILVER DEPOSIT. UTAH GEOL. ASSOC.

  • Geology

    PUB. 13. GEOLOGY OF NORTHWEST UTAH, SOUTHERN IDAHO AND

  • Geology

    NORTHEAST NEVADA. 1984, PP. 185-193.

  • Geology

    HOLLAND, P. T. GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE FOR HYDROTHERMAL FLUID

  • Geology

    AND GROUND WATER MIXING AT THE TECOMA GOLD-SILVER DEPOSIT,

  • Geology

    BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH. PRESENTATION AT THE DENVER REGION

  • Geology

    EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOCIETY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 5,

  • Geology

    1988.

  • Ownership

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK'S, 1996, P242; 1997, P277.

  • Reserve-Resource

    UTAH GEOL ASSOC. PUBLICATION NO 13, 1984. GEOLOGY OF NORTH-

  • Reserve-Resource

    WEST UTAH, SOUTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHEAST NEVADA. P. 185.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADDITIONAL COMMODITY FOR PAGE A-1: ARSENIC ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: PEARCEITE - A SULFO-SALT ADDITIONAL MINERAL FOR PAGE A-8: ARGYRODITE - A SILVER GERM PROJECT LISTED AS SUSPENDED IN AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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