The Shafts West of Big Pinto Spring is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 8,281 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: 8,281 Feet (2,524 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.15306, -113.85056
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Shafts West of Big Pinto Spring MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shafts West of Big Pinto Spring
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Indian Peak 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
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt.
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone At N 60 W 71 Ne To Vertical
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic And Weak Argillic
Rocks
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A MASSIVE CHALCEDONY VEIN ABOUT 5 FEET WD WITH ADJACENT QUARTZ STOCK WORK UP TO 20 FEET WIDE. PYRITE AND LIMESITE ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR CHRYSOCOLLA AND MALACHITE STAIN IN VEIN MATERIAL.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS. ONE SHAFT IS 25 FEET DEEP WITH A 15 FOOT LONG DRIFT. THE OTHER ADIT IS ABOUT 50 FEET DEEP AND FLOODED AT THE BOTTOM.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANT, S.K., AND BEST, M.G., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PINTO SPRINGS AND PART OF THE ATCHISON CREEK QUADRANGLES, BEAVER AND IRON COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 79-1656.
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
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