Braffit Ridge Silica

The Braffit Ridge Silica is a silica mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 8,399 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: Braffit Ridge Silica  

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Silica

Lat, Long: 37.74306, -112.83500

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Braffit Ridge Silica MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Braffit Ridge Silica


Commodity

Primary: Silica


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron


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

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR-BLANKET


Structure

Type: R
Description: Hurricane Fault System


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sand


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SMALL EXCAVATION AREA AND A CRUDE LOADING CHUTE. MATERIAL WAS USED AS A FLUX IN THE IRON PRODUCTION OF YESTER YEAR.

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION SW 1/4, SW 1/4, NE 1/4

Comment (Commodity): SMALL OPERATION LOCATED IN A LAYER OF FINE GRAINED SANDSTONE


References

Reference (Deposit): WILBERG, D.E., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Production): WILBERG, D.E., 1979


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