Prospect South of Pahcoon Flat

The Prospect South of Pahcoon Flat is a copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,440 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: Prospect South of Pahcoon Flat  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 5,440 Feet (1,658 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 37.17833, -113.84972

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Prospect South of Pahcoon Flat MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Prospect South of Pahcoon Flat


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet District


Land Status

Not available


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: Cordilleran Hingeline

Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone At N40w, 80 Ne


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE PIT AND A RECENTLY DUG TRENCH. TRENCH IS 2 FEET WIDE, 2 FEET DEEP AND 100 FEET LONG AND IS ORIENTED IN AN EAST-WEST DIRECTION

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF TOTALLY OXIDIZED VEIN MATERIAL IN FRACTURE ZONE HOSTED BY LIMESTONE. VEIN MATERIAL FORMS GOSSAN SEVERAL INCHES WIDE. TRACE OF MALACHITE


References

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

Reference (Deposit): COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UGMS BULL. 70


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