The San Francisco District is a silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah.
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San Francisco District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Francisco District
Secondary: Cactus
Secondary: Hornsilver Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: REPLACEMENT LIMESTONE
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1876
Discovery Year: 1871
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: THRUST FAULTING
Description: THRUST FAULTS
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION; SULFIDE ENRICHMENT.
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S. 1913 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 80 212P.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., LOUGHLIN, GF., AND HEIKES, V. C. AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672P.
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A. H. AND BERGENDAHL, M. H. 1968 PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, 283P.
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