The Gale Bank's Prospect is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,421 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: 6,421 Feet (1,957 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.38028, -113.12778
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Gale Bank's Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gale Bank's Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star District
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: Gale Banks
Home Office: Milford Utah
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1963
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: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: E-W Striking Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADES ARE 10 OZ/TON AG, 4.5% PB, AND 9% ZN.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A VEIN HOSTED BY A FRACTURE ZONE CUTTING LIMESTONE. ORE IS ALL OXIDIZED, COMPRISING ON OCHEROUS, SOFT MATERIAL. MUCH FE STAINING
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT, ABOUT 10 FEET DEEP, AND SEVERAL SMALL PROSPECT PITS.
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ MONZONITE DIKES (20-27 MYBP IN AGE) OCCUR IN THE VICINITY, BUT NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DEPOSIT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Development): GALE BANKS CONTINUES TO EXPLORE THE PROPERTY. VEIN FOUND BY USING L-SHAPED METAL RODS
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MILFORD QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1471, SCALE 1:48,000.
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINEROLOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 46
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