Jose Cuervo Claims

The Jose Cuervo Claims is a silver, zinc, lead, molybdenum, and copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 3,609 feet.

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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: Jose Cuervo Claims  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 3,609 Feet (1,100 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead, Molybdenum, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.02861, -113.86167

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Jose Cuervo Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jose Cuervo Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gallium
Secondary: Uranium


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: Sevier Overthrust Belt, East Margin Of The Colorado Plateau

Type: L
Description: North-Northeast Striking Normal Faults And A Thrust Fault In Prospect Area. Possible Collapse Feature Nearby


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .9 OZ/TON AG, .54% CU, .0012% GA, .015% MO, .054% PB, .86% ZN. ALL SAMPLES ARE LIMONITE STAINED LIMESTONE, SECOND SAMPLE LISTED IS A 3 FOOT LONG CHANNEL SAMPLE FROM AN OUTCROP AND THE OTHER TWO SAMPLES ARE GRAB SAMPLES FROM DUMPS.
Analytical Data: .1 OZ/TON AG, .04% CU, .03% PB, .20% ZN
Analytical Data: THREE SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY HARRIS AND RYAN WITH RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: .003% CU, .0022% MO, .0034% PB, .015% ZN


Materials

Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Development): DISTRICT WAS ACTIVE IN THE LATE 1800'S. RECENT ACTIVITY SPARKED BY DISCOVERY OF GA AND GE MINERALIZATION NEARBY. RICH REED, A CONSULTANT FROM BOISE, IDAHO, HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS PROPERTY

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS AS HIGHLY OXIDIZED REPLACEMENT ORE IN PODS HOSTED BY BRECCIATED LIMESTONE. MINERALIZED ZONE STRIKES N10E TO N20E. COMPLETELY OXIDIZED TO LIMONITE. NUMEROUS THIN CALCITE VEINS PRESENT.

Comment (Geology): PROSPECTS LIE NEAR A THRUST FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN UNDERLYING UNDIFFERENTIATED, OLDER LIMESTONE TO THE EAST AND THE KAIBAB LIMESTONE TO THE WEST. SEVERAL NORTH-SOUTH STRIKING NORMAL FAULTS LIE JUST WEST OF THE PROSPECTS. VEIN STRIKE N10E TO N20E

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS AND ONE PROSPECT PIT. EACH SHAFT IS ABOUT 50 FEET DEEP


References

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

Reference (Deposit): HARRIS, A.D., AND RYAN, G.S., 1984, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STARVATION POINT WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 27-84.


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