| Deposit ID | 10042291 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058815 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upper Gold Springs Wash Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.03221, 37.90941 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2170 |
| Relative position | 4,600 FEET N 28 E FROM THE TOWNSITE OF GOLD SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Deer Lodge Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 033S | 020W | 25 | NW OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -114.03221, 37.90941 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fracture Zone Strikes Nnw |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 23 W |
| Dip | 80E |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gold Springs District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058815 |
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL QUARTZ STOCKWORK ZONE, THE LARGEST OF WHICH OCCURS AT THE SHAFT LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROSPECT AREA. STOCKWORK HAS ASSOCIATED PYRITE, SILICA, AND CLAY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.