The South Shaft is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,246 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: 5,246 Feet (1,599 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.42083, -114.02250
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South Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Shaft
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Tecoma Or Jackson Mining District
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Tecoma Valley
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Or Thrust
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 8 FEET DEEP AND 4 FT. SQUARE
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY ALONG FAULT CONTACT.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINING RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVE
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