| Deposit ID | 10042308 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058867 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheeprock Canyon Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.55829, 38.39136 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2268 |
| Relative position | 4950 FEET N 67 W FROM TANNER MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaver(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pole Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Beaver(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaver Bottoms-Upper Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fishlake National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Beaver |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 028S | 006W | 08 | NW OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Billion Canyon Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Billion Canyon Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock |
| (1) | -112.55829, 38.39136 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Marysvale Volcanic Field, Pioche-Marysvale Mineral Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nne Striking Faults. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Newton District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058867 |
CUNNINGHAM, C.G., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1980, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BEAVER NE QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP MF-1191
STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF WIDELY SPACED QUARTZ VEINLETS FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES WIDE. VEINLETS HOSTED BY ARGILLIZED AND LOCALLY SILICIFIED VOLCANICS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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