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Unknown Prospect

Occurrence in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015433
MRDS ID DB01078
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.47969, 37.14137 (WGS84)
Elevation 890
Relative position 4600 FEET EASTNORTHEAST OF BASTION RANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harrisburg Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM Administrative Area(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 042S 015W 12 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Moenave Formation (Silver Reef Sandstone)
    Rock description Moenave Formation (Silver Reef Sandstone)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.47969, 37.14137
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Virgin Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.61M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sand Lens

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Harrisburg

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 18.29M
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHALLOW SHAFTS & PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    PERRY, L. I., 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Perry, Lee I. Bureau of Land Management

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