South Star Prospect

The South Star Prospect is a iron and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,079 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: South Star Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)

Commodity: Iron, Lead

Lat, Long: 38.38222, -113.11583

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South Star Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: South Star Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Lead


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

Type: Underground


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Local Normal Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleached, Tactite


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SECTION 17

Comment (Workings): ADIT RUNS WEST FOR 200 FT ALSO SEVERAL INTERCONNECTING TUNNELS IN LOOSE SHALLY QUARTZITE


References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979; UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR


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