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South Rice Mountain Shaft

Occurrence in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042303
MRDS ID M058845
Record type Site
Current site name South Rice Mountain Shaft

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.02026, 38.00607 (WGS84)
Elevation 2432
Relative position 5,450 FEET N 72 W FROM STATE LINE CEMETERY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rice Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wilson Creek Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hamlin-Snake Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 032S 019W 19 SE OF SW OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COMMODITIES PROBABLY INCLUDE AU AND AG, BUT WERE NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Argillic Alteration

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.02026, 38.00607
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne Striking Fracture Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Stateline District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE SHAFT, ABOUT 50 FEET DEEP

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSIST OF A QUARTZ STOCKWORK ZONE STRIKING NORTHEAST AND HOSTED BY DACITE. RELATED ALTERATION INCLUDES SILICIFICATION, ARGILLIC ALTERATION AND FE-MN STAIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-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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