The North Section 26 Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.90861, -114.04778
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North Section 26 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Section 26 Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: 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: 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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization, And Opalization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES PROBABLY INCLUDE AU AND AG, BUT WERE NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF RARE QUARTZ VEINLETS HOSTED BY PARTIALLY SILICIFIED AND ARGILLIZED TUFF. LOCAL OPALIZATION OF REWORKED TUFF. NO MINERALIZATION SEEN
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE PROSPECT PIT ABOUT 15 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 5 FEET DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, GOLD SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 3 NO. 1 PP. 23-57.
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES.
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