The South Ofer Basin Prospect is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 8,061 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: 8,061 Feet (2,457 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.9675, -114.04889
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South Ofer Basin Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Ofer Basin Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic, Sericitization Of Feldspars
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SMALL PROSPECT PITS A FEW FEET DEEP
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES MAY INCLUDE SMALL QUANTITIES OF AU AND AG, BUT WERE NOT SEEN
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT DOES NOT OUTCROP. FLOAT CONSISTS OF WHITE QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL UP TO SEVERAL INCHES WIDE. CONTAINS DARK-GRAY, SEMI-METALLIC OXIDE. HOST IS ARGILLIZED, LIMONITE STAINED, AND CONTAINS SERICITE
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, K.C., AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 2, NO.1, PP. 27-47.
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
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