The Miners Cabin Shafts is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,831 feet.
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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: 7,831 Feet (2,387 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.29167, -113.91972
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Miners Cabin Shafts MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miners Cabin Shafts
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Indian Peak District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Indian Peak Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolin, Calcite, Chloritization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Sulfur
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 SHAFTS AND 1 DOZER CUT. THE SHAFTS ARE VERTICAL & CAVED. THE SIZE OF THE DUMPS WOULD INDICATED NO OTHER UNDERGROUND WORKINGS SHAFTS 100-200 FT DEEP.
Comment (Deposit): THERE APPEARS TO BE NO RESERVES
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4, NW 1/4, NE 1/4, SEC 13.
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK IS DOLOMITE, DK-LT GRAY, MOTTLED, CALCITE FILLED FRACTURES. BEDS ARE MASSIVE AND ARE ORIENTIATED N 60 DEG E, 61 DEG NW.
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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