Gleave Prospect

The Gleave Prospect is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,781 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: Gleave Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 5,781 Feet (1,762 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.49417, -113.11750

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Gleave Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gleave Prospect
Secondary: High Grade
Secondary: Squater'sS Rights


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Beaver Lake Mountains 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: James Gleave


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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Beaver Lake Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt

Type: L
Description: N 50 W, 80 Ne Fracture Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification And Argillization Adjacent To Fracture Zone


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF CHALCOPYRITE-PYRITE MINERALIZATION ALONG-N 50 W STRIKING SHEAR ZONE MINERALIZATION IS BOTH VEIN-AND REPLACEMENT-TYPE. LATER OXIDATION HAS REDISTRIBUTED CU.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF MANY PROSPECT PITS AND TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS.

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


References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MILFORD QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1471, SCALE 1:48,000.

Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521

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

Reference (Deposit): WHELAN, J.A., 1982, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND MINERALOGY OF THE ROCKY RANGE, NEAR MILFORD, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 57, 35 P.


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