The Frisco Contact Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.47167, -113.27472
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Frisco Contact Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Frisco Contact Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Other
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: Horn Silver Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization, Pyrite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC 11
Comment (Development): EXCAVATION IN HOPES OF FINDING NORTH EXTENSION OF HORN SILVER FAULT
Comment (Deposit): NO PRODUCTION WAS EVER REPORTED
Comment (Workings): THIS SHAFT WAS SUNK IN HOPES OF FINDING THE NORTH EXTENSION OF THE HORN SILVER FAULT VEIN. IT IS RUMORED TO BE FAIRLY DEEP WITH EXTENSIVE DRIFTING
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): STRINGHAM, B, 1967: HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION NEAR THE HORN SILVER MINE, BEAVER CO, UTAH: UGMS SS #16
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