The South Grover Wash Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,961 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: 5,961 Feet (1,817 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.30333, -113.35472
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South Grover Wash Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Grover Wash Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: N 7e Striking Fault Zone With Brecciation And Fracturing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 20-FOOT DEEP SHAFT, WITH AN INTERNAL ADIT AND NUMEROUS PITS (ALL SMALL) AROUND SHAFT. TOTAL WORKINGS ABOUT 50 FEET IN LENGTH.
Comment (Deposit): FAULT PLACES LIMESTONE TO THE EAST AGAINST VOLCANICS TO THE WEST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES MAY INCLUDE AU AND AG, BUT WERE NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A QUARTZ STOCKWORK ZONE LOCATED ALONG A FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND INTRUSIVE ROCKS
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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