Prospects West of Bullion Canyon Adits

Occurrence in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055108
MRDS ID RE00056
Record type Site
Current site name Prospects West of Bullion Canyon Adits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.48025, 37.7158 (WGS84)
Elevation 1771
Relative position 4400 FEET N29W FROM THE 7416 FT PEAK IN THE NW CORNER OF SEC. 6, T. 36 S, R. 14 W

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(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

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 035S 015W 36 SW OF SW OF NE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • POSSIBLE AG MINERALIZATION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Immediately Adjacent To Veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Cretaceous Iron Springs Or Eocene Claron;
    Rock description Cretaceous Iron Springs Or Eocene Claron;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.48025, 37.7158

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Cordilleran Hingeline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Northwest Striking Fracture-Stockwork Zone

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N50W
    Dip 70 NE
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Northwest Striking Fracture Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Antelope Range District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 6.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE SHORT (20 FOOT) SHAFT AND ONE PROSPECT PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ANTELOPE RANGE MINING DISTRICT: UGMS, PUBLICATION IN PROGRESS.

  • Deposit

    MCINTOSH, S., UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS IN PROGRESS, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SMALL ZONES OF CU AND POSSIBLE AG MINERALIZATION WITHIN A LARGE AREA OF CHALCEDONIC STOCKWORK. THE LARGEST VEIN IS ABOUT 6" WIDE. VEINS ARE VERY VUGGY WITH ABUNDANT QUARTZ CRYSTALS LINING VUGS. STAINING INCLUDES LIMONITE, HEMATITE AND MANGANESE. MINOR BLADED BARITE CRYSTALS ALSO PRESENT IN VEINS. MINERALIZATION INCLUDES MALACHITE AND CHRYSOCOLLA STAINS, CRYSTALLINE MALACHITE IN VUGS (FINE, RADIATING, PRISMATIC CLUSTERS OF A BRIGHT EMERALD GREEN MINERAL), AND AN UNIDENTIFIED SUB-METALLIC, FINE-GRAINED, AMORPHOUS GRAY MATERIAL
Deposit Deleted completely duplicate record 10042305, except for old MRDS no. M058853.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-85 Shubat, Michael A. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
Editor 03-AUG-11 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey M058853 = newMRDS 10042305, merged and deleted.

Beyond USGS

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