Hogs Back #3 Prospect

The Hogs Back #3 Prospect is a beryllium mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,581 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

Name: Hogs Back #3 Prospect

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 5,581 Feet (1,701 Meters)

Commodity: Beryllium

Lat, Long: 39.73833, -113.16722

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Hogs Back #3 Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hogs Back #3 Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Beryllium
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Spor Mtn District


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Spar, Chad and Ray
Home Office: Delta, Ut.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Spor Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: FLAT


Structure

Type: R
Description: Spor Mtn Is An Up-Lifted Fault Block That Has Been Lifted Trap-Door Fashion With Hinge On East.

Type: L
Description: A North Trending Fault System That Cuts Spor Mtn, Including The Thomas Caldera Ring Fracture


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillite, Dioctahedral Smectite, Sericite


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Bertrandite
Gangue: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4

Comment (Workings): SURFACE DOZER CUTS, USUALLY ONLY ONE SHORT PASS WITH DOZER.


References

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., & OSTERWALD, F.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, JUAB COUNTY: USGS BULL. 1069

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP 415

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., AND WILMARTH, V.R., & BAUER, H.L., JR., 1951, RADIOACTIVE FLUORITE IN THE THOMAS RANGE, JUAB CO., UT: USGS TEI #136, 88 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1959 RECON STAATZ, USGS BULL. 1069

Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 415

Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, USGS MAP I-1176


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