Dane Sand

The Dane Sand is a mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 3,599 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: Dane Sand  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.22778, -113.79222

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Dane Sand MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dane Sand


Commodity

Tertiary: Silica


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington


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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Basin & Mountains - Colorado Plateau Transition Zone


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: DANE


Structure

Type: R
Description: Beaver Dam Mts.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT LOCATION REPRESENTS A MORE EXTENSIVE DEPOSIT

Comment (Workings): THERE ARE NO WORKINGS ON THE DEPOSIT


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION


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