Hite

Occurrence in Garfield county in Utah, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum
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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038177
MRDS ID M045475
Record type Site
Current site name Hite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.45572, 37.81388 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 60 MI WEST OF MONTICELLO, ON THE COLORADO RIVER, Estimated Near Hite

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Garfield(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hite South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hite Crossing(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Escalante(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Lake Powell(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)

National Recreation Area NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Garfield

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 034S 013E 35 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • AREA IS PARTLY WITHIN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR CREEK ADJACENT TO ADELMAN MINE LABELED ON TOPO MAP
  • AREA PARTLY UNSURVEYED. IN GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. ON BARS AT DANDY CROSSING, NEAR MOUTH OF TRACHYTE CREEK. LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUTH OF TRACHYTE CREEK. BARS NOW SUBMERGED BENEATH LAKE POWELL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNVERIFIEDED REPORT OF PGE
  • FINE GRAIN SIZE OF GOLD MAKES RECOVERY VERY DIFFICULT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Platinum Ore
Garnet Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Analytical data

Result PT=$4.50/TON (0.15 OZ/TON, 1.7 PPM), AU=$131.46/TON (6.36 OZ/TON, 220 PPM) AT UNKNOWN CONCENTRATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.45572, 37.81388

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK IS GRANITIC ROCKS OF IDAHO BATHOLITH. GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS ARE LIKELY SOURCE OF PLACER DEPOSITS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1883
Discoverer Cas Hite

Mining district

District name Colorado River Placers

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL WORKINGS ON 75 FT LEVEL BENCH

Comments on development

  • ONE OF MORE PRODUCTIVE DISTRICTS IN ADA COUNTY IN 1911

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISTRICT ALSO CONTAINS GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS
Deposit AURIFEROUS GRAVELS OCCUR ON BENCHES AT 55, 75, 110, AND 250 FT ABOVE RIVER LEVEL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-75 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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