The Horse Canyon Prospect is a copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,259 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,259 Feet (1,603 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.19194, -113.89778
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Horse Canyon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horse Canyon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet 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: Gaylon Hansen
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Beaver Dam Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cordilleran Hingeline
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Recrystallization Of Limestone
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF MALACHITE AND AZURITE STAIN IN A POD OF BRECCIA HOSTED BY LIMESTONE. EXTENT OF BRECCIA IS VERY SMALL AT THIS LOCALITY. MORE EXTENSIVE AREAS OF BRECCIA LOCATED TO THE EAST
Comment (Geology): PROSPECT OCCURS CLOSE TO THE CONTACT BETWEEN UNDIFFERENTIATED LIMESTONES AND THE REDWALL LIMESTONE TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS CONTACT MAY BE A FAULT CONTACT TO THE SOUTHEAST.
Comment (Commodity): AREA IS BEING PROSPECTED FOR GALLIUM AND GERMANIUM POTENTIAL
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE DOZER CUT ABOUT 30 FEET LONG.
References
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
Reference (Deposit): COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 70
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