South Grover Wash Prospect

The South Grover Wash Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,961 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: South Grover Wash Prospect

Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: White Mountain Area

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

Type: Surface/Underground

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: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt

Type: L
Description: N 7e Striking Fault Zone With Brecciation And Fracturing

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization

Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

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
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 20-FOOT DEEP SHAFT, WITH AN INTERNAL ADIT AND NUMEROUS PITS (ALL SMALL) AROUND SHAFT. TOTAL WORKINGS ABOUT 50 FEET IN LENGTH.

Comment (Deposit): FAULT PLACES LIMESTONE TO THE EAST AGAINST VOLCANICS TO THE WEST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

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

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

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A QUARTZ STOCKWORK ZONE LOCATED ALONG A FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND INTRUSIVE ROCKS

References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRISCO QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-724, SCALE 1:48,000

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

Reference (Deposit): STRINGHAM, B., 1963, HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE FRISCO QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 4

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