West Ofer Prospects

The West Ofer Prospects is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,559 feet.

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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: West Ofer Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 7,559 Feet (2,304 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.99556, -114.04556

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West Ofer Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: West Ofer Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline 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

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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt

Type: L
Description: E-W Striking Fracture Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization, Silicification, Pyritization, Oxidation, Bleaching


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF QUARTZ STOCKWORK ZONES HOSTED BY WELDED TUFF AND ANDESITE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS, LESS THAN 20 FEET DEEP

Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES PROBABLY INCLUDE AU AND AG, BUT WERE NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED

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

Comment (Geology): EAST SHAFT SHOWS STRONG PYRITIZATION, JAROSITE STAINING, AND BLEACHING. WEST SHAFT SHOWS ONLY MINOR PYRITE AND ARGILLIC ALTERATION.


References

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K.C., AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 2, NO. 1, PP. 27-47.

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


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