North Shauntie Well Prospect

The North Shauntie Well Prospect is a lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,119 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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Site Name

Primary: North Shauntie Well Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: VEIN

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range; Sevier Orogenic Belt

Type: L
Description: Local Faults & Thrusts

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4, NE 1/4, NE 1/4, SECT 26.

References

Reference (Deposit): 1949 COMPILE ALLSMAN, USBM INF. CIRC # 7497

Reference (Deposit): 1953 COMPILE TOWNSEND, USBM INF CIRC # 4953

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UGMS ON SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1913, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO & ADJACENT DISTRICTS: USGS PROF. PAPER 80 212 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111.

Reference (Deposit): ALLSMAN, P.T., 1949, MINING PRACTICES OF THE HARRINGTON-HICKORY MINE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRCULAR 7497, 15 PP.

Reference (Deposit): TOWNSEND, J.W., 1953, INVESTIGATIONS OF LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS AT THE HARRINGTON-HICKORY MINE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORTS OF INVESTIGATION 4953, 20 PP.

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B.S. USGS PP # 80

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP # 111

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