The South Wash #1, 2 is a mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,049 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.36583, -112.98000
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South Wash #1, 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Wash #1, 2
Commodity
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: House Range
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: R. P. Robison
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1964
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR & VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: N-S Trending Normal Faults, Area Is Part Of A Series Of Horsts & Grabens
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marble
Rocks
Name: Lake Sediments
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Lake Sediments
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Lake Sediments
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Lake Sediments
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL DOZER CUTS
Comment (Geology): FLOWS EXTRUDED ALONG NORMAL FAULTS ON BOTH SIDES OF DELTA GRABEN
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979
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