West Pole Creek Prospect

The West Pole Creek Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,621 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: West Pole Creek Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 7,621 Feet (2,323 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.36444, -112.51722

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West Pole Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: West Pole Creek Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newton District


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

Type: Surface/Underground


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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Marysvale Volcanic Field, Pioche-Marysvale Mineral Belt

Type: L
Description: Prospect Located On A Ne Striking Fault.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Argillization, Minor Silicification, Pervasive Limonite Stain, Local Jarosite Stain


Rocks

Name: Intermediate Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Intermediate Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT, ABOUT 80 FEET LONG, AND TWO DOZEN CUTS. ADIT IS FLOODED BUT OPEN.

Comment (Geology): PROSPECT LOCATED CLOSE TO THE TOPOGRAPHIC WALL OF THE MOUNT BELKNAP CALDERA

Comment (Commodity): COMMODITY IS PROBABLY U, BUT WAS NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED

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

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF HIGHLY ARGILLIZED VOLCANICS WITH PERVASIVE LIMMONITE STAIN. ALSO PRESENT IS LOCAL SILICIFICATION AND LOCAL JAROSITE STAINING


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, J.J., LANIGAN, J.C., CUNNINGHAM, C.G., AND NAESER, C.W., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BEAVER SE QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP MF-1274

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

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


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