The Fortuna Mine is a gold mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.44667, -112.67889
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Fortuna Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fortuna Mine
Secondary: King 1-2
Secondary: Queen 1-3
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newton 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Walter E. Atkinson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin/Plateau Transition Zone
Type: L
Description: Local Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Baked
Rocks
Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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