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Josephine Tunnel Prospect

Occurrence in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodity Gold
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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. 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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088722
MRDS ID M058284
Record type Site
Current site name Josephine Tunnel Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.79107, 40.59466 (WGS84)
Elevation 1603
Relative position 7,800 FT N 02 W OF GRANITE SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salt Lake(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Draper(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003S 001E 01 NW OF NE OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result LOW GRADE OXIDIZED ORE ASSAYED 1.60 DOLLARS/TON AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
    Rock unit name Little Willow
    Rock description Little Willow

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.79107, 40.59466
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Fault Zone

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 TUNNELS FOLLOW THE CONTACT OF AMPHIBOLITE WITH FELDSPATHIC GNEISS. AMPHIBOLITE AT THE MOUTH OF THE LOWER TUNNEL IS INTENSELY SHEARED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Little Willow Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 CAVED TUNNELS, THE MAIN TUNNEL WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN 400 FT. IN LENGTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, P. 48, ONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, P. 48, FIG. 9.

  • Deposit

    CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DRAPER QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-377.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTACT OF AMPHIBOLITE WITH FELDSPATHIC GNEISS EXPLORED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1983 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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