The Horseshoe Bend is a gold mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 4,692 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,692 Feet (1,430 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.24472, -109.51861
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Horseshoe Bend MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horseshoe Bend
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Green River Placers
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Uinta Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: RIVER BAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Platinum
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Chromite
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Ilmenite
Comments
Comment (Location): INNER SIDE OF THE LARGE OXBOW CURVE IN THE GREEN RIVER
Comment (Commodity): TWO GRAY FLAKES WERE BELIEVED TO BE PLATINUM; ITS PRESENCE HAS NOT BEEN VERIED
Comment (Location): THE UTM LOCATION IS OF THE CENTER OF THIS AREA. THIS AREA EXTENDS FROM UINTA SPECIAL MERIDIAN BORDER TO ASHLEY CREEK. THE NEXT SEGMENT EAST IS DESCRIBED IN PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT SEG. 3
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1357, P. 15.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 111, P. 639-640.
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