Point Prospect

The Point Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,112 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: Point Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 5,112 Feet (1,558 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.35417, -113.07750

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Point Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Point Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star 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

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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

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

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone At N 75 E, 63nw


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

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

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A BRECCIA/SHEAR ZONE HOSTED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE. QUARTZ AND CALCITE VEINLETS WITHIN SHEAR ZONE CONTAIN LIMONITE AND MINOR PYRITE AND MALACHITE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE PIT ABOUT 15 FEET DEEP AND 20 FEET IN DIAMETER


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): 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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