The Shamrock Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 8,350 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,350 Feet (2,545 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.40917, -112.34028
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Shamrock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shamrock Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Ohio Mining 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Deer Trail Development Corp.
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Dome
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE # 1 ASSAY: .35 % CU .061 % PB .83 % ZN { 68 PPM MO 6.44 OZ/TON AG .069 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 2 ASSAY: .021 % CU .054 % PB .083 % ZN { 13 PPM MO .53 OZ/TON AG .013 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 3 ASSAY: .12 % CU .024 % PB .032 % ZN { 12 PPM MO .91 OZ/TON AG .004 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 4 ASSAY: .015 % CU 2.38 % PB .046 % ZN { 28 PPM MO 1.00 OZ/TON AG .024 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 5 ASSAY: .068 % CU .084 % PB .26 % ZN { 31 PPM MO 2.21 OZ/TON AG .017 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 6 ASSAY: .080 % CU .74 % PB 1.81 % ZN { 36 PPM MO 3.71 OZ/TON AG .036 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 7 ASSAY: .060 % CU .49 % PB .12 % ZN { 73 PPM MO 2.21 OZ/TON AG .014 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 5
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS CARRYING SMALL AMOUNTS OF SULFIDES AND OXIDES
Comment (Workings): ONE MAIN ADIT AND FIVE SMALLER ADITS
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE, A TOTAL FIGURE OF 500 TONS OF ORE IS ESTIMATED.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: 15 INCH TO 2 FOOT CHIP SAMPLES ACROSS VARIOUS QUARTZ VEINS
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 32 - 39 .
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 , P. 68 .
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