The White Cliffs Claim is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,669 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: 5,669 Feet (1,728 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.34222, -113.12194
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White Cliffs Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Cliffs Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star District
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
Owner Name: Frank Holly And Mark Dotson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1969
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: N-S Striking Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A NARROW QUARTZ VEIN. LIMESTONE IS BLEACHED ADJACENT TO VEIN, LIMONITE AND HEMATITE STAIN LOCALLY. VEIN COMPOSED OF COARSE QUARTZ AND PODS OF OXIDIZED SULFIDES.
Comment (Development): CLAIMS STAKED IN 1969, LITTLE PROSPECTING WORK DONE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A DOZER SCRAPING ALONG LENGTH OF VEIN
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Commodity): REMAINS OF OXIDIZED SULFIDES PRESENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 19858 ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 46
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MILFORD QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1471, SCALE 1:48,000.
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