The Shaft Northwest of the Dixie-Apex Mine is a copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,899 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: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.07222, -113.80917
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Shaft Northwest of the Dixie-Apex Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shaft Northwest of the Dixie-Apex Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet 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
Type: Underground
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cordilleran Hingeline
Type: L
Description: N 25 W Striking Fracture Zone, Apex Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Development): THIS PROSPECT IS THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THE APEX VEIN. THE AREA IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED FOR ITS GALLIUM AND GERMANIUM POTENTIAL
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975); 1:62500 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1955 EDITION
Comment (Commodity): OTHER COMMODITIES WHICH MAY BE PRESENT INCLUDE ZN, AG, GA, AND GE
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A TOTALLY OXIDIZED VEIN HOSTED BY LIMESTONE. VEIN IS NARROW, ONE TO TWO FEET WIDE. ALTERATION ADJACENT TO VEIN. VEIN CONSISTS OF LIMONITE-AND HEMATITE-RICH GOSSAN.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE STEEPLY INCLINED SHAFT WHICH FOLLOWS THE VEIN. VEIN IS THE NORTHWEST EXTENSION OF THE APEX VEIN. UNDERGROUND WORKINGS OF THE APEX MINE EXTEND INTO THIS AREA.
Comment (Geology): GOSSANOUS VEIN MATERIAL OCCURS ALONG THE N 25 W STRIKING APEX FAULT
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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