The Sunbeam is a lead, silver, and copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,526 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: 6,526 Feet (1,989 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 39.90917, -112.11167
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Sunbeam MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunbeam
Secondary: United Sunbeam 1922
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): A 490 FT SHAFT WITH HEAVY WATER FLOW AT THE BOTTOM.
Comment (Deposit): OLDEST MINE IN DISTRICT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN RES 1920 - 26 , 1938 - 64
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 257
Reference (Deposit): TOWER, G. W. AND SMITH, G. O., 1899 , GEOL & MIN IND OF TINTIC DISTRICT: USGS 19TH ANN REPT, PT. 3 - F, P. 762
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL. OF E. TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP. OF TINTIC MINING DIST.: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL. 3 .
Reference (Deposit): 5) HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZN DEP. OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135 - B, P. 73 .
Reference (Deposit): 6) UTAH GEOL. & MIN SURV. BULL. 79 , 1966 , P. 52 .
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