| Deposit ID | 10087095 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004696 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hoosier Boy Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.15663, 38.36052 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1914 |
| Relative position | 8000 FT. NNW OF PICACHO PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaver(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Picacho Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wah Wah Mountains South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaver Bottoms-Upper Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Beaver |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 028S | 012W | 24 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Red Warrior Limestone;Mowitza Shale |
| Rock description | Red Warrior Limestone;Mowitza Shale |
| (1) | -113.15663, 38.36052 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range Colorado Plateau Transition |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Star Range |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Star |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Majestic (New) Mining Co. |
| First year | 1913 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004696 |
ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO. UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC. STUDY 46
BAER, J.L., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. GEOLOGY STUDIES V.9, PT. 2, P.29-52.
BAER, J.L., 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. NO. 3 P. 6
PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT. NO. 22
1913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80
BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV. OF UT. P. HD. THESIS.
1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #111
1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V.9
1963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B
1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #3
1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46
EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | BUTLER REPORTS THAT THE MINE HAD CONSIDERABLE PRODUCTION IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE DISTRICT. SOME ORE BEING SHIPPED IN 1910. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1979 | Everts, Michael L. | Bureau of Land Management | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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