The Beaver Tungsten Mines is a tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.33944, -112.79056
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Beaver Tungsten Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beaver Tungsten Mines
Secondary: Oak Claim Garnet Mines Juniper Claims
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite Mineral Range
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: James Mcgarry
Owner Name: Beaver Tungsten Mines Inc
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Discovery Year: 1945
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Mineral Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN LIKE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: N-Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SCHEELITE CONTENT OF EXPOSED TACTITE IS LESS THAN 0.2% WO3, ALTHOUGH A FEW SMALL POCKETS OF MATERIAL CONTAINING FROM 0.5-1.0% WO3 HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1940'S
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SECTION 30
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS 45 FEET APART CONNECTED BY A CROSS CUT, ONE SHAFT 20 FT DEEP THE OTHER 90 FEET. ALSO SEVERAL DOZER CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S W, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF BEAVER CO UT: USGS BULL 945-D
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A L, 1957, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH/WITH MINE MAP: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY, REPORT #56
Reference (Deposit): 1945 COMPILE HOBBS - REF #
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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