The Shaft Northwest of Gold Springs is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,880 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: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.90083, -114.04278
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Shaft Northwest of Gold Springs MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shaft Northwest of Gold Springs
Commodity
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Gold Springs 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
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic, Silicification, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSIST OF A PYRITE-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN STRIKING N 6 W, 70W, ARGILLIC ALTERATION AND OXIDATION PRESENT. MINOR STOCKWORK PRESENT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, GOLD SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 3, NO. 1, P. 23-57
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