The Gold Crown Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,420 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,420 Feet (1,652 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.34778, -113.10361
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Gold Crown Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Crown Mine
Secondary: Gold Crown Extension Mine
Secondary: Gold Bar
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mark Dodson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1872
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEINS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range Colorado Plateau Transition
Type: L
Description: Star Range-Ne Trending Fissures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinitization, Marbleization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Development): SPURATIC PROD. 1910-1926
Comment (Deposit): SHAFTS, RAISES, WINZES, DRIFTS & CROSSCUTS: DUMP ASSAY: (1968) AG=TR., PB 1298 PPM, CU 916 PPM, ZN 1657 PPM, MN 7300 PPM
Comment (Workings): DISTURBED SURFACE AREA = 40 ACRES
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4, SEC 29.
References
Reference (Deposit): BAER, J.L., 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. NO. 3 P. 6
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT. NO. 22
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #111
Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V.9
Reference (Deposit): 1963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B
Reference (Deposit): BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV. OF UT. P.HD. THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): 1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #3
Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
Reference (Deposit): BAER, J.L., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 9, PT. 2, P. 29-52.
Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO. UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC. STUDY 46
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