Creole Mine

The Creole Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,090 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: Creole Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 7,090 Feet (2,161 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.99778, -114.01389

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Creole Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Creole Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline


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: Oscar Sohnius


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Wad
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT & NUMEROUS STOPE ABOVE & BELOW THE LEVEL.


References

Reference (Deposit): 1975 DIREXPL UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE

Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K.C. AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DIST., IRON CO. UTAH, U.G.M.S., UTAH GEOLOGY VOL. 2, NO. 1 PP 27-47 SPRING 1975


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