The South Black Mountain Adit is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,739 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: 6,739 Feet (2,054 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.17306, -112.89250
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South Black Mountain Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Black Mountain Adit
Commodity
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Jarloose 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: 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, Blue Ribbon Lineament, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: N 20 W Striking Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic, Argillic, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CALCITE AND QUARTZ STOCKWORK ZONE. VEINS UP TO 1 FOOT WIDE. VEINS CONTAIN MINOR CHRYSOCOLLA ASSOCIATED WITH DARK GRAY QUARTZ
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Development): ABOUT 500 FEET OF NX DRILL CORE ON SITE. CASINGS SHOWS THAT A HOLE WAS DRILLED AT S 70 W, 35 DEGREES. ORE STOCK PILED AND HAND SORTED. DRILL HOLE LIES 50 FEET, N 70 E FROM PORTAL
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT AND ONE PROSPECT PIT. ADIT HAS AN AZIMUTH OF S 75 W AND HAS A SHORT SPAR TO THE NORTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): ERICKSON, M.P., AND DASCH, J.E., 1969, VOLCANIC STRATIGRAPHY, MAGNETIC DATA AND ALTERATION, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE JARLOOSE MINING DISTRICT, SOUTH OF MINERSVILLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS MAP NO. 26
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS.
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521.
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