The Golden Reef Mine is a lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 38.52944, -113.26278
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Golden Reef Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Reef Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newhouse
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/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
Discovery Year: 1909
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: Basin And Range Structure
Type: L
Description: Local Faults (Galena Fault N63 Deg E)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marblization
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVE: 1% PB, 20 PPM AU, 10 PPM AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ACTIVE IN 1909
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, RAISES, WINZES, ADITS, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, AND TEST PITS. AN ADIT AT LEAST 1800 FT LONG
Comment (Location): NW 1/4, SW 1/4, SW 1/4 SEC 24
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN-FILE REPORT NO 22 P 61-62
Reference (Deposit): HAVENOR, H.E. AND HERBST, V.B., 1908, SOME SALIENT FEATURES OF THE GEOLOGY OF NEWHOUSE, UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, MS THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #8
Reference (Production): EVERTS, MIL, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
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