The Skougard is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,359 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,359 Feet (2,243 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.12111, -113.79417
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Skougard MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skougard
Secondary: Last Chance #1-2
Secondary: Last Chance Ext #1-4 Pay Off
Secondary: #1-4
Secondary: Silver Summit
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Indian Peak
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Skougard And Millett
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement 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: Pioche Mineral Belt
Type: L
Description: Blue Ribbon Lineament
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY OF PB 40%, ZN 4.9%, CU 0.09%, AU 0.007 OZ AG 27.9 OZ FOR STOCKPILED HAND COBBED ORE AT COLLAR OF SKOUGARD SHAFT
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I. & B.M. MCCARTHY, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH-1976: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT #22 P. 55-56
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979
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