The Red Fox Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,709 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: 5,709 Feet (1,740 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.33611, -113.36139
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Red Fox Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Fox Claims
Secondary: Red Nugget
Secondary: Grover Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: White Mountain 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cecil H. Muir, Byron C. Muir
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
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: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: Nw Striking Fracture And Breccia Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A NARROW QUARTZ STOCKWORK ZONE HOSTED BY ARGILLIZED AND PARTIALLY SILICIFIED LIMESTONE. NO SULFIDES OR OBVIOUS MINERALIZATION. POSSIBLE EPITHERMAL AU-AG
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES MAY INCLUDE AU AND AG BUT WERE NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED
Comment (Development): ASSESSMENT WORK INCLUDED DRILLING AND MAPPING
Comment (Geology): IGNEOUS UNITS ARE ADJACENT TO PROSPECT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO CLOSELY SPACED PROSPECT PITS, ONE OF WHICH MAY BE A CAVED SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRISCO QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-724, SCALE 1:48,000
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
Reference (Deposit): STRINGHAM, B., 1963, HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE FRISCO QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 4
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