The Shafts West of State Line is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,241 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: 7,241 Feet (2,207 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.99917, -114.01889
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Shafts West of State Line MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shafts West of State Line
Commodity
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline District
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
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: Nne Striking Fracture Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillic Alteration
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1972 EDITION
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES PROBABLY INCLUDE AU AND AG, BUT WERE NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF TWO VEINS, BOTH STRIKING NNE. EAST VEIN DIPS 60W, WEST VEIN DIPS 50 E. EAST VEIN FOOTWALL IS A BRECCIA ZONE, BOTH VEINS ARE 2 TO 3 FEET WIDE. DOMINANTLY QUARTZ WITH PYRITE
Comment (Deposit): TYPICAL EPITHERMAL, VOLCANIC-HOSTED, QUARTZ-PYRITE VEIN ASSEMBLEGE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS, ONE ON THE EAST VEIN AND ONE ON THE WEST. BOTH SHAFTS ARE INCLINED TO FOLLOW VEINS. EACH SHAFT IS LESS THAN 100 FEET. TWO PROSPECT PITS ALSO IN VICINITY
Comment (Geology): RHYOLITE IS EITHER ON ASH-FLOW TUFF, OR FLOW BANDED RHYOLITE FLOW
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, K.C., AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 2, NO.1, PP. 27-47
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
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