Granite Knolls North

The Granite Knolls North is a mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 7,881 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Granite Knolls North

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Dog Valley

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

Ownership

Owner Name: Ruland Veater
Home Office: Panguitch,Ut.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Markagunt Plateau

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone, Nearby Laccouth

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization

Rocks

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

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE 2 OZ/TON

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): SURFACE PROSPECT

Comment (Deposit): VERY LOCAL

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: DOELLING, 1975 , P. 139

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 107

Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP UGMS-DOELLING, 1975 P. 140

Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOPHYS UGMS-DOELLING, 1975 , P. 143

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