The East Summit #1 and 2 is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,779 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: 7,779 Feet (2,371 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.11333, -114.04583
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East Summit #1 and 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: East Summit #1 and 2
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Unorganized
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
Owner Name: Burgess, Phillips And Smoot
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 ADITS, A SURFACE TRENCH 800 FEET LONG & A PROSPECT PIT
References
Reference (Production): L I PERRY, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L I, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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