The Wah-Wah Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.34, -113.60861
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Wah-Wah Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wah-Wah Mine
Secondary: Tasso Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Pine Grove
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Karl Truman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Wah-Wah Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): TEST SHAFT, RAISE, WINZE, ADIT, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, CORE DRILLING. MAP OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ON FILE UGMS, SALT LAKE CITY.
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I. AND MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN-FILE REPORT NO. 22
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI #3853, 1946, EXAMINATION OF WAH WAH LEAD ZINC MINE BY JONES, R.L., & DUNHAM CLIFFORD
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.L., AND DUNHAM, CLIFFORD, 1946, EXAMINATION OF WAH WAH LEAD ZINC MINE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 3853, 14 P.
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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