| Deposit ID | 10015810 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Skoro Mine |
| Related records | 10300388 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.84504, 41.96241 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2329 |
| Relative position | 2 1/4 MILES SOUTH OF GRANITE PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Box Elder(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cotton Thomas Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grouse Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Brigham City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Goose(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Box Elder |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 014N | 017W | 06 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||
| Rock description | Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Ord Sentinell Formation |
| Rock description | Ord Sentinell Formation |
| (1) | Pilot Shale, Guilmette Formation, and Simonson and Sevy Dolomites |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ashbrook |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Skoro Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02058 |
BUTLER, B. S., 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111 .
DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.
1942 GEOLMAP PETERSON, SOC. ECON GEOL. BULL
DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1979 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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