| Deposit ID | 10088799 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058742 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jose Cuervo Claims |
| Related records | 10055125 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.86248, 37.02859 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1100 |
| Relative position | 17,200 FEET WEST OF BULLDOG PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jarvis 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 043S | 018W | 21 | NE OF NE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gallium Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | THREE SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY HARRIS AND RYAN WITH RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: .003% CU, .0022% MO, .0034% PB, .015% ZN |
|---|---|
| Result | .1 OZ/TON AG, .04% CU, .03% PB, .20% ZN |
| Result | .9 OZ/TON AG, .54% CU, .0013% GA, .015% MO, .054% PB, .86% ZN. ALL SAMPLES ARE LIMONITE STAINED LIMESTONE. SECOND SAMPLE LISTED IS A 3 FOOT LONG CHANNEL SAMPLE FROM AN OUTCROP AND THE OTHER TWO SAMPLES ARE GRAB SAMPLES FROM DUMPS. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Kaibab Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Kaibab Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -113.86248, 37.02859 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sevier Overthrust Belt, East Margin Of The Colorado Plateau |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | North-Northeast Striking Normal Faults And A Thrust Fault In Prospect Area. Possible Collapse Feature Nearby |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tutsagubet District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058742 |
HARRIS, A.D., AND RYAN, G.S., 1984, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STARVATION POINT WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 27-84.
COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 70.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS HIGHLY OXIDIZED REPLACEMENT ORE IN PODS HOSTED BY BRECCIATED LIMESTONE. MINERALIZED ZONE STRIKES N 10 E TO N 20 E. COMPLETELY OXIDIZED TO LIMONITE. NUMEROUS THIN CALCITE VEINS PRESENT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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