The Duckett Mine is a mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 10,322 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,322 Feet (3,146 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.8225, -109.54472
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Duckett Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Duckett Mine
Commodity
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Abajo Mountains
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. A. Duckett, J. B. Duckett
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: 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
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO APPARENT RESERVES
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: ALONG BOUNDARY BETWEEN SECTIONS 18 AND 17 (UNSURVEYED), MIDWAY ALONG LINE
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT (CAVED) AND A PORTAL (PARTIALLY CAVED)
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): LEE I. PERRY, 1977
Reference (Deposit): WHITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAINS AREA, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, U. S. G. S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 453
Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON WHITKIND, I. J., GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAIN
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