The Escalante is a silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,285 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: 5,285 Feet (1,611 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.68194, -113.71917
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Escalante MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Escalante
Secondary: Holt
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Escalante
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: S. S. Arentz
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: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyromorphite
Ore: Wulfenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): ARENTZ, S.S., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE ESCALANTE MINE, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION PUBLICATION #7 P. 59-63
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I. & B.M. MCCARTHY, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT #22 P. 169-175
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 2, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1135-B, 104 P.
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979
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