The Prospect North of Fortuna Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,841 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,841 Feet (2,085 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.45028, -112.68306
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Prospect North of Fortuna Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prospect North of Fortuna Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Fortuna District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
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: Marysyale Volcanic Field, Pioche Mineral Belt
Type: L
Description: Nnw Striking Fault In Fortana Canyon, Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES PROBABLY INCLUDE AU AND AG, BUT WERE NOT OBSERVED
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE PIT AND SEVERAL SMALL DOZER CUTS
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A STOCKWORK ZONE AND RELATED BRECCIA FILLING STRIKING N 15 W. VEINLETS AND BRECCIA FILLING COMPOSED OF CHALESDONIC QUARTZ. VEINLETS LESS THAN 1 INCH WIDE
References
Reference (Deposit): MACHETTE, M.N., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1983, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTHWEST-QUARTER OF THE BEAVER QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP I-1445
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521
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