Yellow Cougar

The Yellow Cougar is a mine located in Sevier county, Utah at an elevation of 7,500 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: Yellow Cougar  

State:  Utah

County:  Sevier

Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.50806, -112.28750

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Yellow Cougar MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Yellow Cougar


Commodity

Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Sevier
District: Gold Mountain


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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritic And Argillic


Rocks

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

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

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SECTION 30

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT, SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS & DOZER CUTS


References

Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION


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