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Prospects East of Bullion Canyon Adit

Occurrence in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodity 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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055110
MRDS ID RE00063
Record type Site
Current site name Prospects East of Bullion Canyon Adit
Related records 10088810

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.47414, 37.71414 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 3300 FEET N7W FROM THE 7416 FT PEAK IN THE NW CORNER OF SEC. 6, T. 36 S, R. 14 W

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(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

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 035S 015W 36 NE OF NE OF SE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Cretaceous Iron Springs Or Eocene Claron;
    Rock description Cretaceous Iron Springs Or Eocene Claron;
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.47414, 37.71414
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Cordilleran Hingeline
Type of structure Local
Structure description N40w Striking Fracture Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N40W
    Dip 90
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone At N40w

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Antelope Range District

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS LESS THAN 30 FEET DEEP AND TWO PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ANTELOPE RANGE MINING DISTRICT: UGMS, PUBLICATION IN PROGRESS

  • Deposit

    MCINTOSH, S., UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS IN PROGRESS, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF VEINS OF CALCITE AND LESSER QUARTZ WITHIN A STOCKWORK ZONE. THREE OF THE PROSPECTS, TWO SHAFTS AND ONE PIT, LIE ALONG A PROMINENT CALCITE-RICH VEIN WHICH IS ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET WIDE AND VERY COARSE GRAINED. MINOR CU-STAIN IN VEIN MATERIAL. CALCITE IS DARK COLORED. MODERATE FE-OXIDE AND MANGANESE STAINING

Reporter information

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

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