The Hecla Mine is a gold, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.3175, -112.87944
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Hecla Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hecla Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Bradshaw District
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IN ADDITION TO GOLD AND SILVER, THE MINE PRODUCED MOST OF THE REPORTED COPPER FROM THE DISTRICT ( EARLL 1957 ) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): EARLL, F. N., 1957 , PH. D. THESIS, UNIV. OF UTAH.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., AND OTHERS, 1920 , USGS PROF PAPER 111 .
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