South Emerson Prospects

The South Emerson Prospects is a lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,719 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 Emerson Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 38.35944, -113.11611

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South Emerson Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: South Emerson Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star


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 & Range; Sevier Orogenic Belt.

Type: L
Description: Eastern Limb Of N Trending Anticline


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): THIS SHAFT IS PART OF A GROUP OF 4 SHAFTS ALL IN CLOSE PROXMITY & HAVING SIMILIAR GEOLOGY. ALL IN SW 1/4 SEC 20

Comment (Location): SECTION SUB: SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SECTION 20


References

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

Reference (Deposit): M S ABOU-SIED, 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUAD, U OF U MS THESIS (MAP)

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


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