East Star Prospect

The East Star Prospect is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,561 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: East Star Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

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: Occurrence
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 And Range Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Breccia

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SECTION 04.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 100 FT, SMALL DOZER

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ALONG FAULT CONTACT OF KAIBAB PLYMPTON-TAILSMAN QUARTZITE

References

Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J L, BYU STUDIES V 9

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): 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, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV

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