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Shaft South of Pahcoon Flat

Occurrence in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088804
MRDS ID M058763
Record type Site
Current site name Shaft South of Pahcoon Flat
Related records 10055106

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.85525, 37.17831 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 22,000 FEET S 88 W FROM CAMP SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shivwits(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 041S 018W 34 NW OF SE OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Callville Limestone
    Rock description Callville Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Redwall Limestone
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Cordilleran Hingeline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracture Zone At N 50 W, 73 Sw

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 50 W
    Dip 73 SW
    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 Tutsagubet District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT, WHICH IS TIMBERED, AND AN ADJACENT PROSPECT PIT. DEPTH OF SHAFT IS PROBABLY NEAR 100 FEET.

Comments on development

  • AREA IS BEING EXPLORED FOR GALLIUM AND GERMANIUM POTENTIAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF TOTALLY OXIDIZED VEIN MATERIAL IN A FRACTURE ZONE HOSTED BY LIMESTONE. GOSSAN IS AT MOST THREE FEET WIDE. TRACE OF MALACHITE STAIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1985 Shubat, Michael A. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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