Piute Ridge #2 Adits

The Piute Ridge #2 Adits is a mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 8,041 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: Piute Ridge #2 Adits  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 8,041 Feet (2,451 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.23417, -112.09306

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Piute Ridge #2 Adits MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Piute Ridge #2 Adits


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Kingston Area


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching Along Quartz Veins


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , NW 1/4 , NW 1/4 , SEC. 2 T 30 S R 2 1/2 W

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT FLOODED AT 300 FT. ANOTHER CAVED AT PORTAL.


References

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