George Peak Shaft

The George Peak Shaft is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 8,419 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: George Peak Shaft  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 8,419 Feet (2,566 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.87389, -113.50778

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George Peak Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: George Peak Shaft


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Park Valley


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


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: Raft River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 8 FT X 8 FT X 20 FEET DEEP


References

Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOLMAP COMPTON, MAP I 67

Reference (Production): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.

Reference (Deposit): COMPTON, R. R., 1972 , GEOL. MAP OF THE YOST QUADRANGLE: USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I - 672


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