Mine detail: Elephant Back North Prospects

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Location

Lat / long:

38.37802, -113.84749

Resource(M)

Tertiary:	Gold, Silver
Gangue:	Jarosite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	House Limestone
Host type:	Limestone,Ash-Flow Tuff
Associated rock:	Sawtooth Peak Formation
Associated type:	Ash-Flow Tuff
Structure:	Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, N-S Striking Fault
Tectonic:	Basin And Range Extension
Alteration processes:	Silicification, Argillic Alteration

References

MRDS	M058912
DEP	10042322
Reference	{Deposit:: HINTZE, L.F., AND BEST, M.G., 1980, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAWTOOTH PEAK QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP MF-1152.}{Deposit:: SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS}
Reporter	Shubat, Michael A.