Shaft Near Silver Canyon

The Shaft Near Silver Canyon is a copper mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,621 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Shaft Near Silver Canyon

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 6,621 Feet (2,018 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 37.67861, -113.44500

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Shaft Near Silver Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shaft Near Silver Canyon


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Antelope Range District


Land Status

Not available


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: N20w Striking Fractures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization, Silicification


Rocks

Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


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

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: UGMS, PUBLICATION IN PROGRESS

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1979: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES


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