Woodhouse Mine

The Woodhouse Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,322 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Woodhouse Mine
Secondary: Woodhouse Shafts

Commodity

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

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Majestic Oil Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1950
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: IRREGULAR VEIN

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range Colorado Plateau Transition

Type: L
Description: Star Range

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinitization, Hematization, Sericitization

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4, NW 1/4, NE 1/4, SEC 28.

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS 150 FEET APART ON E-W LINE AVE. 100 FT DEEP: ONE SHAFT ON 1 1/2 FT VEIN N 65 DEG E 60 DEG SE. DISTURBED SURFACE AREA = 25 ACRES. SHAFTS, RAISES, WINZES, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, PITS

Comment (Geology): A SMALL VEIN GAVE VALUES OF $6000 IN AU, 150 OZ AG (SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW 1912) ALSO A 40 TON CAR LOAD AT $200/T

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1900'S

References

Reference (Deposit): BAER, I.L., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. GEOLOGY STUDIES V.9, PT. 2, P. 29-52.

Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO. UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC. STUDY 46

Reference (Deposit): BAER,J.L., 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. NO.3 P.6

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT. NO.22

Reference (Deposit): BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PH. D. THESIS.

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

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

Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V.9

Reference (Deposit): 1963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B

Reference (Deposit): 1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #3

Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979

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