The Jose Cuervo Claims is a silver, zinc, lead, molybdenum, and copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 3,609 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: 3,609 Feet (1,100 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead, Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.02861, -113.86167
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Jose Cuervo Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jose Cuervo Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gallium
Secondary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Sevier Overthrust Belt, East Margin Of The Colorado Plateau
Type: L
Description: North-Northeast Striking Normal Faults And A Thrust Fault In Prospect Area. Possible Collapse Feature Nearby
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .9 OZ/TON AG, .54% CU, .0012% GA, .015% MO, .054% PB, .86% ZN. ALL SAMPLES ARE LIMONITE STAINED LIMESTONE, SECOND SAMPLE LISTED IS A 3 FOOT LONG CHANNEL SAMPLE FROM AN OUTCROP AND THE OTHER TWO SAMPLES ARE GRAB SAMPLES FROM DUMPS.
Analytical Data: .1 OZ/TON AG, .04% CU, .03% PB, .20% ZN
Analytical Data: THREE SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY HARRIS AND RYAN WITH RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: .003% CU, .0022% MO, .0034% PB, .015% ZN
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Development): DISTRICT WAS ACTIVE IN THE LATE 1800'S. RECENT ACTIVITY SPARKED BY DISCOVERY OF GA AND GE MINERALIZATION NEARBY. RICH REED, A CONSULTANT FROM BOISE, IDAHO, HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS PROPERTY
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS AS HIGHLY OXIDIZED REPLACEMENT ORE IN PODS HOSTED BY BRECCIATED LIMESTONE. MINERALIZED ZONE STRIKES N10E TO N20E. COMPLETELY OXIDIZED TO LIMONITE. NUMEROUS THIN CALCITE VEINS PRESENT.
Comment (Geology): PROSPECTS LIE NEAR A THRUST FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN UNDERLYING UNDIFFERENTIATED, OLDER LIMESTONE TO THE EAST AND THE KAIBAB LIMESTONE TO THE WEST. SEVERAL NORTH-SOUTH STRIKING NORMAL FAULTS LIE JUST WEST OF THE PROSPECTS. VEIN STRIKE N10E TO N20E
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS AND ONE PROSPECT PIT. EACH SHAFT IS ABOUT 50 FEET DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UGMS BULL. 70
Reference (Deposit): HARRIS, A.D., AND RYAN, G.S., 1984, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STARVATION POINT WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 27-84.
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