Peace Mine

The Peace Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,279 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Peace Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Goldstrike District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: John Carroll And Associates
Home Office: New York City, New York

Owner Name: Padre Mining Co.
Home Office: Bountiful Utah

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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Bull Valley Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sevier Overthrust Belt, Detachment And Denudation Faults.

Type: L
Description: Anticline, Upright And Tight With Axial Plane Striking N 45 E

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A CHIP-CHANNEL SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED BY LEE PERRY OF THE UGMS IN 1979 WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: .88 PPM AU, 1.0 PPM AG, 120 PPM AS, 3 PPM SB, 450 PPB HG, 12 PPM CU, 1 PPM MO, 30 PPM PB, 90 PPM ZN. A SECOND SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED BY HARRY MESSENGER IN 1983 WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: .1 PPM AU, .3 PPM AG .7 PPM AS, 1 PPM SB, 220 PPB HG.

Materials

Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS AND ONE SHAFT. ONE ADIT IS CAVED, AND THE OTHER IS BACKFILLED. SHAFT IS OPEN BUT SHALLOW. LOWER ADIT MAY BE 1000 FEET LONG, BUT IS CAVED. UPPER ADIT IS 60 FEET LONG. SHAFT IS 10 FEET DEEP.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF BRECCIATED AND IRON STAINED LIMESTONE AND ARGILLITE IN A FAULT ZONE WITH LOCALLY ABUNDANT CALCITE VEINLETS. QUARTZ FRAGMENTS, POSSIBLY FROM QUARTZ VEINS, ARE PRESENT IN THE BRECCIA.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Development): MANY ROTARY DRILL HOLES HAVE BEEN DRILLED IN THE DISTRICT IN RECENT YEARS

References

Reference (Deposit): ADAIR, D.H., AND MESSENGER, H.M., 1975, UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLDSTRIKE DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES.

Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M., 1983, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GOLDSTRIKE DISTRICT, UGMS FILES.

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