Jerad

The Jerad is a mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 10,351 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Jerad  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

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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