The Shaft Near Silver Canyon is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,621 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,621 Feet (2,018 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.67861, -113.44500
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Shaft Near Silver Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shaft Near Silver Canyon
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Antelope Range 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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: East-West Striking Timpahute Lineament, Delamar-Iron Springs Igneous Belt
Type: L
Description: N 20 W Striking Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THIS PROSPECT MAY BE A SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE SAME VEIN SYSTEM REPORTED ON DEPOSIT NUMBER 21-SILVER PEAK-2
Comment (Location): TOWNSHIP IS UNSURVEYED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT IN ZONE OF LOCALLY SILICIFIED AND BLEACHED CONDOR CANYON FORMATION. CHALCEDONY VEINLETS HAVE MINOR COPPER STAIN. ALSO PRESENT ARE MANGANESE STAINED CALCITE VEINLETS AND BRECCIATED, UNCEMENTED QUARTZ. NO PROMINENT, SINGLE VEIN WAS FOUND, APPEARS TO BE A NARROW STOCKWORK ZONE
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ANTELOPE RANGE MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, PUBLICATION IN PROGRESS.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1979: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY FILES
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