The Hyrum Canyon Claim is a mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.57139, -111.75806
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Hyrum Canyon Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hyrum Canyon Claim
Secondary: Morning Star Claim
Commodity
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Hyrum District
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bear River Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust And Woodruff Thrust
Type: L
Description: Small Normal Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Siderite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Marcasite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECTS AND ORE SHORT ADIT, NOW CAVED
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION IN THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY M.S. THESIS.
Reference (Production): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION IN THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: M.S. THESIS, UTAH STATE U.
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