The Drum Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.4475, -113.29694
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Drum Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Drum Mine
Secondary: Drum Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Frisco
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Tintic (60%) Cobre (40%)
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Local Normal (N-S) Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hemitization
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4, SECTION 22
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, RAISES, WINZES, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I. AND MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO. 22
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #111
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