The Danish Girl is a gold and silver mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 10,741 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,741 Feet (3,274 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.83194, -109.46472
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Danish Girl MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Danish Girl
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Abajo Mountain 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Look Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1893
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: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Abajo Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SECTION 11 UNSURVEYED
Comment (Deposit): MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT. THE PORTAL IS CAVED.
Comment (Workings): LENGTH OF WORKING ESTIMATED FROM MATERIAL ON THE DUMP
References
Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON WITKIN, I. J., GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAIN
Reference (Deposit): WITKIN, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAIN AREA, SAN JUAN COUNTY AREA: U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER #453
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