| Deposit ID | 10088134 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00743 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Faithful Mine |
| Related records | 10179677 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.29575, 38.19859 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2365 |
| Relative position | 3.7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GROVER, UTAH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wayne(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Loa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fremont(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Wayne |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 030S | 006E | 17 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 3 FT. CHANNEL - CU-290 PPM. PB-3460 PPM, 2N-337 PPM, NI-100 PPM, AG-21 PPM, AU-LESS THAN .02 PPM |
|---|---|
| Result | 18 INCH CHIP. CU - 625 PPM. PB - 175 PPM, 2 N - 250 PPM. NI - 310 PPM, AG - 6 PPM, AU - .08 PPM |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Sinbad Member Of Moenkopi Formation |
| Rock description | Sinbad Member Of Moenkopi Formation |
| (1) | -111.29575, 38.19859 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Teasdale Anticline |
| Strike | N 38 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 13 DEG NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Discoverer | Mitchel Brothers |
| District name | Miners Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Riley R. Osborn |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.131HA |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00743 |
BUTLER, B. S., LOUGHLIN, G. F., HEIKES, V. C., AND OTHERS, 1920 , THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER III .
MUTH, J.V., 1965, THE GEOLOGY OF MINERS MOUNTAIN (A PRELIMINARY REPORT): WRITTEN FOR RILEY R. OSBORN, TORREY, UTAH.
WELLS, L.F., GEOLOGIC REPORT, HAPPY JACK CLAIMS.
1920 RECON BUTLER B. S., PROFESSIONAL PAPER
1963 RECON SMITH ETAL PROFESSIONAL PAPER
ORAL COMMUNICATION - RILEY OSBORN, MINE OWNER
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IS EVIDENT ONLY FROM FLOAT. NO MINERALIZATION OBSERVED IN BED ROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1978 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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