Mammoth Canyon Prospect

The Mammoth Canyon Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,060 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: Mammoth Canyon Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,060 Feet (1,847 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.34694, -113.13722

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Mammoth Canyon Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mammoth Canyon Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star 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

Not available


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

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


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dissolution Of Limestone


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): HOST LIMESTONE CONTAINS PODS OF WHITE, GRANULAR CALCITE WITH DISSOLUTION TEXTURE. VERY MINOR GOSSOM AND MALACHITE STAIN

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT, LESS THAN 100 FEET LONG, AND ONE PROSPECT PIT. ADIT IS PARTIALLY CAVED AT PORTAL

Comment (Geology): PROSPECT LOCATED ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE

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 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, WEST - CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521

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

Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY. SPEC. STUDIES NO. 46


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