The Utah Spur Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,520 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: 7,520 Feet (2,292 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.0075, -114.04583
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Utah Spur Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Utah Spur Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline
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: Oscar Sohnius
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Structure
Type: R
Description: Blue Ribbon Linement
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS AND 1 ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K.C. AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DIST., IRON CO. UTAH, U.G.M.S., UTAH GEOLOGY VOL. 2, NO. 1 PP 27-47 SPRING 1975
Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979
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