Frisco Summit Shaft

The Frisco Summit Shaft is a zinc, silver, gold, and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Frisco Summit Shaft

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Frisco

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Horn Silver Mining Co.

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 Faulting, Folds

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal, Limonitic, Silicification

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4, SECTION 13.

Comment (Deposit): SHAFT IS CAVED AT COLLAR

Comment (Deposit): THE SEQUENCE OF VOLCANICS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IN THE AREA INCLUDE (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM): QTZ LAT PORPH, QUICHAPA FM (IGNIMBRITE), BASALT FLOW, ISOM FM, HORN SILVER ANDESITE, NEEDLES RANGE FM (NOT EXPOSED), GRAMPIAN LS

References

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

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

Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON BUTLER, ECONOMIC GEO V 9, #5

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

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

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