Skougard Mine

Prospect in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10252395
MAS/MILS ID 0490210030
Record type Site
Current site name Skougard Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -113.79522, 38.12106 (WGS84)
Elevation 2243
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Steamboat Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wah Wah Mountains South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escalante Desert(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 031 S 017 W 07 C Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Joana Limestone

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 75E
    Thickness 0.1M
    Length 5M
    Width 0.1M
    Area 8HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N40W:75E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Indian Peak District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Darrel Skougard Parowan
    Interest 50
    Home office Utah
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner James M. Hammell
    Interest 50
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 60M
    Overall depth 15M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Swell Factor .65
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 45
    Number of Adits 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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