The Commonwealth Mine is a lead, copper, and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.33611, -113.14806
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Commonwealth Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Commonwealth Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Stafford And Robinson
Home Office: Las Vegas, Nv.
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range Colorado Plateau Transition Sever Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: Star Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitic
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS AVE 100 FT, ADITS, RAISES, WINZES, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, AND PITS. 1200 FT TUNNEL DRIVEN WEST
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J L, BYU GEOL STUDIES V 9
Reference (Deposit): 1963 COMPILE HEYL, A V, USGS BULL 1135-B
Reference (Deposit): 1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL #3
Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S, AND WHELAN, J A, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC STUDY 46
Reference (Deposit): BAER, J L, 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V 9, PT 2, P 29-52.
Reference (Deposit): BAER, J L, 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL ASSOC PUBL NO 3 P 6
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L I, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT NO 22
Reference (Deposit): GUSTAV, B.B, 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, PH. D. THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111
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