The Washington Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.45861, -113.29889
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Washington Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Washington Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Frisco
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: Tintic And Cobre Mining Cos.
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Local Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphic, Wallastonite
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS 500 FT INCLINED S 60 DEG W AT 55 DEG, RAISES, WINZES, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS AND PITS. INCLINE FOLLOWS DIP OF BEDS
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SECTION 15
Comment (Deposit): INCLINE SHAFT SUNK IN WALLASTONITE THAT IS WHITE AND VERY PRISMATIC
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 (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, AND KRUPICKA, D C, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S PP #111
Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOMAP MORRIS, H T, PRE G MAP FRISCO QUAD
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV
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