Molly Gibson Prospect

Occurrence in Juab county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. 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. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095619
MRDS ID M058548
Record type Site
Current site name Molly Gibson Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.09496, 39.91051 (WGS84)
Elevation 2030
Relative position 6000 FT N 30 E OF TREASURE HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juab(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Juab

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 010S 002W 32 NE OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Rock unit name Silver City Stock
    Rock description Silver City Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.09496, 39.91051

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Argillization

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Northeast Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Mining district

District name Tintic District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner South Standard Mining Co.
    Home office Salt Lake, City Ut.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD SHAFT

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY SMALL COMPANY PRIOR TO 1915

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DRILLING IN THIS AREA SHOWS DEEP CONTINUITY OF TUFFS AND INTRUSIVE ROCKS OF TUFFS AND INTRUSIVE ROCKS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S
Deposit SHALLOW PROSPECT ON SAME VEIN (?) AS ALASKA MINE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 James, Laurence P. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references