Shaft South of Quail Creek

The Shaft South of Quail Creek is a copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 3,159 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: Shaft South of Quail Creek  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 3,159 Feet (963 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 37.20444, -113.40583

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Shaft South of Quail Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shaft South of Quail Creek


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Silver Reef District


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: St George Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Cordilleran Hinge Line

Type: L
Description: Virgin Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Commodity): POSSIBLE AG

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF MINOR DISSEMINATED MALACHITE IN WHITE SANDSTONE. THIS IS PART OF THE SILVER REEF SANDSTONE-HOSTED CU-AG DEPOSIT

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE 30-FOOT DEEP SHAFT WHICH IS STEEPLY INCLINED TO THE EAST.

Comment (Geology): BEDDING IS AT N 40 E, 25 NW

Comment (Deposit): DUPLICATE RE00122 HAS BEEN DELETED.


References

Reference (Deposit): PROCTOR, P.D., 1953, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER REEF (HARRISBURG) MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 44

Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES.


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