Mine detail: North Elephant Prospects

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.34913, -113.12469

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Lead, Gold, Silver
Ore: Gold
Orebody form: IRREGULAR VEIN

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Tailsman Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite
Associated rock:Intrusives Undifferientiated
Associated type:Monzonite,Diorite
Structure:Colorado Plateau/Basin & Range Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline, Eastward Dipping Homocline (Star Range) Believed To Be Part Of An Eastward Moving Thrust Plate.
Tectonic:Miogeosyncline.

References

MRDSD005772
DEP10087223
Reference{Deposit:: ABOU-ZIED, S, AND WHELAN, J, A, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER CO, UT, UGMS SPEC S 46}{Deposit:: GEOLOGY OF THE MILFORD AREA, 1973, UTAH GEOL ASSOC PUBL 3.}{Deposit:: PERRY, L, I, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT # 22.}{Deposit:: BAER, J L, 1962, GEOL OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B Y U STUDIES, V 9, PART 2, P 29-52.}{Deposit:: 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80}{Deposit:: BAETCKE, G B, 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV OF UTAH P HD THESIS.}{Deposit:: 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111}{Deposit:: 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J L, BYU STUDIES V 9}{Deposit:: 1963 COMPILE HEYL, A V, USGS BULL 1135-B}{Deposit:: 1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL #3}{Deposit:: 1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SS #46}{Production:: EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR}
ReporterEverts, Michael L., Shubat, Michael A.