The Amber Shaft is a silver mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.24083, -112.09917
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Amber Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amber Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Kingston Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. Mccardy
Owner Name: Dallas Billingsley
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: L
Description: Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Moderate Bleaching Along Quartz Veins
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU = .08
Analytical Data: AG = LESS THAN 1
Analytical Data: MO = 6
Analytical Data: ZN = 26
Analytical Data: PB = 13
Analytical Data: PPM: CU = 55
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SECTION 34 T 29 S R 2 1/2 W.
Comment (Deposit): AREA CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS QUARTS VEINS, UP TO 1 FT THICK.
Comment (Workings): 1 SHAFT FOLLOWING A FAULT
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: GRAB SAMPLE FROM DUMP
Reference (Production): TRIMBLE, L. 1978
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