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Horse Canyon Prospect

Occurrence in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodity 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042268
MRDS ID M058740
Record type Site
Current site name Horse Canyon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.89859, 37.19192 (WGS84)
Elevation 1603
Relative position 11,200 FEET N 50 E FROM BADGER SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Mountain Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)

Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 041S 018W 30 NE OF SE OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AREA IS BEING PROSPECTED FOR GALLIUM AND GERMANIUM POTENTIAL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Slight Recrystallization Of Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.89859, 37.19192
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Cordilleran Hingeline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracture Zone

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Pod

Comments on the geologic information

  • PROSPECT OCCURS CLOSE TO THE CONTACT BETWEEN UNDIFFERENTIATED LIMESTONES AND THE REDWALL LIMESTONE TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS CONTACT MAY BE A FAULT CONTACT TO THE SOUTHEAST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tutsagubet District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gaylon Hansen

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE DOZER CUT ABOUT 30 FEET LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF MALACHITE AND AZURITE STAIN IN A POD OF BRECCIA HOSTED BY LIMESTONE. EXTENT OF BRECCIA IS VERY SMALL AT THIS LOCALITY. MORE EXTENSIVE AREAS OF BRECCIA LOCATED TO THE EAST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1985 Shubat, Michael A. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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