The Michigan Claims is a copper, gold, and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah.
About the MRDS Data:
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
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Michigan Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Michigan Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: San Francisco 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IT IS NO MENTION IN THE LITERATURE OF ANY PRODUCTION HAVING COME FROM THIS PROPERTY. BUTLER ( 1913 ) STATES THAT NO COMMERCIAL ORE HAD BEEN DEVELOPED AT THE TIME OF HIS VISIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., 1913 , USGS PROF. PAPER 80
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