The West Margarette Prospects is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,241 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: 7,241 Feet (2,207 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.99528, -114.02889
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West Margarette Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Margarette Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: Nw Striking Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES PROBABLY INCLUDE AU AND AG, BUT WERE NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF THREE SHAFTS AND TWO PROSPECT PITS. THE DEEPEST SHAFT MAY BE 50 FEET DEEP. ALL SHAFTS ARE FLOODED. THE EASTERN SHAFT OF THE GROUP IS THE MOST EXTENSIVE
Comment (Geology): THE EAST SHAFT SHOWS THE STRONGEST PYRITIZATION AND HAS STOCKWORK STRIKING N 52 W. THE WEST SHAFT HAS ONLY MINOR PYRITE AND HAS STOCKWORK STRIKING N 83 W, 66 N.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF CHALCEDONIC STOCKWORK HOSTED BY RHYOLITIC TUFF. STOCKWORK STRIKES NW. PYRITE, LOCALLY VERY ABUNDANT, IS ASSOCIATED. ENCLOSING ALTERATION OF HOST INCLUDES SILICIFICATION AND ARGILLIZATION
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, 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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