The Sheeprock Canyon Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,441 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: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.39139, -112.55750
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Sheeprock Canyon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sheeprock Canyon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newton District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Marysvale Volcanic Field, Pioche-Marysvale Mineral Belt
Type: L
Description: Nne Striking Faults.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization Silicification
Rocks
Name: Intermediate Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Intermediate Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF WIDELY SPACED QUARTZ VEINLETS FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES WIDE. VEINLETS HOSTED BY ARGILLIZED AND LOCALLY SILICIFIED VOLCANICS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL TINY PITS
Comment (Geology): LOCATED NEAR THE TOPOGRAPHIC WALL OF THE MOUNT BELKNAP CALDERA
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES PROBABLY INCLUDE AU AND AG BUT WERE NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED
References
Reference (Deposit): CUNNINGHAM, C.G., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1980, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BEAVER NE QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP MF-1191
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
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