Silver Streak #s 1-15

The Silver Streak #s 1-15 is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,280 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Silver Streak #s 1-15  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,280 Feet (1,914 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.52056, -113.11528

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Silver Streak #s 1-15 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Streak #s 1-15


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Beaver Lake


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Jimenez, Luis


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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Beaver Lake Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range, Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Pile

Type: L
Description: Local Normal Faulting


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphism


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4, NW 1/4, SW 1/4 SEC 29

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL DOZER CUTS & TWO SHAFTS CAVED AT COLLAR


References

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

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111

Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON UGMS BULL #68

Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEYL, USGS BULL 1135-B

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


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