Florence No. 1 and 2 Adits

The Florence No. 1 and 2 Adits is a mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 10,801 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Florence No. 1 and 2 Adits

Commodity

Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Miners Basin District/N. La Sal Mtns.

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 180 FT. AND 90 FT. ADITS, BOTH ARE CAVED.

References

Reference (Deposit): HUNT, C. B., 1958 , STRUCTURAL AND IGNEOUS GEOLOGY OF THE LA SAL MTNS.: USGS PROF. PAPER 294-I, P. 358

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