Black Rock Valley Claims

Occurrence in Garfield county in Utah, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. 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. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088965
MRDS ID RE00107
Record type Site
Current site name Black Rock Valley Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.64272, 37.65442 (WGS84)
Elevation 2536
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 9250 FEET S52W FROM BIRCH SPRING KNOLL LOCATED T. 36 S, R. 7 W, SECTION 22, Est Within A Radius Of 500 Feet, Est Within A Radius Of 500 Feet, Est Within A Radius Of 500 Feet

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Garfield(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Panguitch Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Panguitch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Sevier(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Dixie National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Garfield

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 036S 007W 28 SE OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS TO A REPRESENTATIVE POINT. THE DEPOSIT COVERS AN EXTENSIVE AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pumice Ore
Scoria Ore
Tuff Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Pumice
    Rock unit name Brian Head Group;
    Rock description Brian Head Group;
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Pumice
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.64272, 37.65442

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Kanab-Paunsagunt Block
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Volcano

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Panguitch Lake Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner National Forest Service

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-85 Mohammad, Hasan Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.