The Higgins is a lead and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,641 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,641 Feet (2,329 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.16083, -113.87611
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Higgins MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Higgins
Secondary: Hist
Secondary: Carol Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Indian Peak
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Crawford, Phillips
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Type: L
Description: Blue Ribbon Lineament
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT, 2 ADITS, SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS & DOZER CUTS.
References
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979, GEOLOGIST.
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
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
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