The Beaver-Harrison #1 is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,919 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.49417, -113.13611
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Beaver-Harrison #1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beaver-Harrison #1
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Beaver Lake Mountain
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Beaver-Harrison Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1985
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: Beaver Lake Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Beaver Lake Mtns
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 60 FOOT TEST SHAFT
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SECTION 06
Comment (Workings): THIS OLD MINE HAS A VERY SMALL DUMP & THE SHAFT IS SHALLOW & CAVED. WORKINGS COULDN'T BE MORE THAN A FEW HUNDREDS OF FEET
Comment (Deposit): A SECOND SHAFT (INCLINE) LOCATED IN NW 1/4, NW 1/4, NW 1/4 SEC 7 T27S R11W FOLLOWS AN OXIDIZED ZONE OF VOLCANICS TO A DEPTH OF 100 FEET AND APARENTLY ENDS. NO ORE WAS FOUND AT THE SURFACE. ROCK IS VOLCANIC ANDESITE STAINED BRIGHT ORANGE/YELLOW OCHRE.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1980'S
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979; UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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