Shamrock Mine

The Shamrock Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 8,350 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Shamrock Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Ohio Mining District

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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Deer Trail Development Corp.

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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Dome

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE # 1 ASSAY: .35 % CU .061 % PB .83 % ZN { 68 PPM MO 6.44 OZ/TON AG .069 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 2 ASSAY: .021 % CU .054 % PB .083 % ZN { 13 PPM MO .53 OZ/TON AG .013 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 3 ASSAY: .12 % CU .024 % PB .032 % ZN { 12 PPM MO .91 OZ/TON AG .004 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 4 ASSAY: .015 % CU 2.38 % PB .046 % ZN { 28 PPM MO 1.00 OZ/TON AG .024 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 5 ASSAY: .068 % CU .084 % PB .26 % ZN { 31 PPM MO 2.21 OZ/TON AG .017 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 6 ASSAY: .080 % CU .74 % PB 1.81 % ZN { 36 PPM MO 3.71 OZ/TON AG .036 OZ/TON AU { SAMPLE # 7 ASSAY: .060 % CU .49 % PB .12 % ZN { 73 PPM MO 2.21 OZ/TON AG .014 OZ/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 5

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS CARRYING SMALL AMOUNTS OF SULFIDES AND OXIDES

Comment (Workings): ONE MAIN ADIT AND FIVE SMALLER ADITS

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE, A TOTAL FIGURE OF 500 TONS OF ORE IS ESTIMATED.

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: 15 INCH TO 2 FOOT CHIP SAMPLES ACROSS VARIOUS QUARTZ VEINS

Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 32 - 39 .

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 , P. 68 .

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