The Jerad is a mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 10,351 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,351 Feet (3,155 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.47083, -112.38667
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Jerad MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jerad
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Gold Mountain Mining 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
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Dome
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritic, Argillic
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SECTION 11
Comment (Deposit): MINE WORKING CONSIST OF TWO ADITS
References
Reference (Production): L. I. PERRY, 1978
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