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Plata #1 , 2 & 3

Past Producer in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, 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. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015422
MRDS ID DB01055
Record type Site
Current site name Plata #1 , 2 & 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.34747, 37.24248 (WGS84)
Elevation 1122
Relative position 3500 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE LEED SCHOOL HOUSE.

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)

Federal lands

BLM Administrative Area(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 041S 013W 08 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISION: SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Silver Reef Sandstone, Moenave Formation
    Rock description Silver Reef Sandstone, Moenave Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.34747, 37.24248
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Virgin Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 0.91M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Selective Beds In The Sandstone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Harrisburg

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Paul Lamcraux

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 400M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT AND 8 SHORT ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS IN A SELECTIVE SANDSTONE BED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Perry, Lee I. Bureau of Land Management

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