The Kaiparowits is a gold mine located in Kane county, Utah.
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Kaiparowits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kaiparowits
Secondary: Lower Colorad0 River Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Utah
County: Kane
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: STREAM PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): QUIRING, HEINRICH, 1962, PLATINMETALLE IN DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE 16 BAND: STUTTGART, FERDINAND ENKE VERLAG, P. 251.
Reference (Deposit): GREGORY, H.E., AND MOORE, R.C., 1931, THE KAIPAROWITS REGION, A GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF PARTS OF UTAH AND ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 164, P. 147-148.
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