The Higgins is a mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.09722, -113.84611
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Higgins MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Higgins
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Basin & Mountains - Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Beaver Dam Mts.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN 700 FT. ADIT & 2 PROSPECT PIT
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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