The Frisco Summit Shaft is a zinc, silver, gold, and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.46083, -113.25889
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Frisco Summit Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Frisco Summit Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Frisco
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
Owner Name: Horn Silver Mining Co.
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Local Faulting, Folds
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal, Limonitic, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4, SECTION 13.
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT IS CAVED AT COLLAR
Comment (Deposit): THE SEQUENCE OF VOLCANICS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IN THE AREA INCLUDE (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM): QTZ LAT PORPH, QUICHAPA FM (IGNIMBRITE), BASALT FLOW, ISOM FM, HORN SILVER ANDESITE, NEEDLES RANGE FM (NOT EXPOSED), GRAMPIAN LS
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, USGS PP #111
Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON BUTLER, ECONOMIC GEO V 9, #5
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON SITE INVESTIGATION
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