| Deposit ID | 10088811 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058860 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prospect North of Fortuna Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.68385, 38.45025 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2085 |
| Relative position | 7640 FEET S 69 W FROM GILLIES HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaver(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gillies Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Beaver(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)
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 | Beaver |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 027S | 007W | 19 | NW OF SW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bullion Canyon Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Bullion Canyon Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| (1) | -112.68385, 38.45025 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Marysyale Volcanic Field, Pioche Mineral Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nnw Striking Fault In Fortana Canyon, Brecciation |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 W |
| Dip | 70W |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fortuna District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058860 |
MACHETTE, M.N., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1983, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTHWEST-QUARTER OF THE BEAVER QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP I-1445
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A STOCKWORK ZONE AND RELATED BRECCIA FILLING STRIKING N 15 W. VEINLETS AND BRECCIA FILLING COMPOSED OF CHALESDONIC QUARTZ. VEINLETS LESS THAN 1 INCH WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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