Golden Reef Mine

The Golden Reef Mine is a lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,598 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Golden Reef Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newhouse

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
Discovery Year: 1909
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

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range Structure

Type: L
Description: Local Faults (Galena Fault N63 Deg E)

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marblization

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

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

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVE: 1% PB, 20 PPM AU, 10 PPM AG

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ACTIVE IN 1909

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, RAISES, WINZES, ADITS, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, AND TEST PITS. AN ADIT AT LEAST 1800 FT LONG

Comment (Location): NW 1/4, SW 1/4, SW 1/4 SEC 24

References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR.

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN-FILE REPORT NO 22 P 61-62

Reference (Deposit): HAVENOR, H.E. AND HERBST, V.B., 1908, SOME SALIENT FEATURES OF THE GEOLOGY OF NEWHOUSE, UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, MS THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #8

Reference (Production): EVERTS, MIL, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR

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