The Garnet #1 Claim Mine is a tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,362 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,362 Feet (1,939 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.35, -112.80000
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Garnet #1 Claim Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garnet #1 Claim Mine
Secondary: Garnet #2 Claim
Secondary: Daily Metals Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite/Mineral Range
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Daily Metal Mines Inc.
Owner Name: Mc Garry, Ambrose
Years: 1944 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1944
Discovery Year: 1940
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: A "Bulge" Structure Slightly To The East That May Be Related To Cross-Fracturing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tactite, (Skarn) Garnet
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE OCCURRS AS DISSEMINATED GRAINS OR AS COARSER CRYSTALS ALONG OCCASSIONAL FRACTURE PLANES WHICH CUT ACROSS THE LAYERING OF THE GARNET ROCK
Comment (Deposit): TACTITE LAYER #1 IS ADJACENT TO THE CONTACT, IS IRREGULAR, AND IS 18 FT THICK IN PLACES; #2 IS THE BEST EXPLORED LAYER & IS 30 THICK; LAYER #3 IS EXPOSED ONLY IN TRENCHES AND IS 10-12 FT WIDE; LAYER #4 IS ONLY PARTLY EXPOSED
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, (140 FT DEEP, 196 FT DEEP) 700 FT OF DRIFTS; CROSSCUTS; AND 20-30 SURFACE TRENCHES
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 4 LAYERS RANGING IN WIDTH FROM A FEW INCHES TO 40 FT WITHIN A 130 FOOT ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S W, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN BEAVER COUNTY, UT: USGS BULL 945-D
Reference (Deposit): 1945 COMPILE SEE REF #
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A L, 1957, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH/WITH MINE MAP: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY REPRINT #56
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