North Star Prospect

The North Star Prospect is a lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,659 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

Name: North Star Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 5,659 Feet (1,725 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 38.3975, -113.10361

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North Star Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: North Star Prospect


Commodity

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


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star District


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: IRREGULAR VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Colorado Plateau/Basin & Range Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline

Type: L
Description: Eastward Dipping Homocline (Star Range) Believed To Be Part Of An Eastward Moving Thrust Plate.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marble


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SEC 05.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT (200 FT) 2 ADITS

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ALONG CONTACT WITH INTRUSIVE


References

Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J., A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER CO., UT, UGMS SPEC. S. 46

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY OF THE MILFORD AREA, 1973, UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. 3.

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L., I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT # 22.

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

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., BYU 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 SS #46

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


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