Buckeye Reef Prospects

Occurrence in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095635
MRDS ID M058726
Record type Site
Current site name Buckeye Reef Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.36691, 37.24248 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 2,300 FEET N 49 W FROM LEEDS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hurricane(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 041S 013W 07 NW OF NW OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COPPER STAIN WAS NOTED, THE PRESENCE OF SILVER WAS INFERRED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Lower Chinle
    Rock description Lower Chinle
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.36691, 37.24248

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Cordilleran Hingeline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Leeds Anticline, Leeds Syncline, And Virgin Anticline, All Trending Northeast

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike WEST-NORTHWEST
    Dip 20 NORTH
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Channel Sands With Plant Remains

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Reef District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 4.57M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE SHORT ADIT ABOUT 15 FEET LONG AND ONE PROSPECT PIT

Comments on development

  • PROSPECT INACTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSIST OF MALACHITE AND SILVER MINERALS DEPOSITED IN A CHANNEL SANDSTONE LENSE WITH PLANT FOSSILS. MALACHITE WAS SEEN TO REPLACE REED FOSSILS AND IS RARELY DISSEMINATED.
Deposit DUPLICATE RE00100 HAS BEEN DELETED.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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