The Porcupine Canyon Group is a tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,781 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,781 Feet (2,067 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.36917, -112.76861
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Porcupine Canyon Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Porcupine Canyon Group
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite/Mineral
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: Mc Garry, Ambrose
Owner Name: H. J. Potter
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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: Mineral Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Local Faulting And Thrusting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tactite And Skarn
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 5 FULL CLAIMS & 2 FRACTIONS
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SECTION 17.
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A L, 1957, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY UTAH/WITH MINE MAPS: UGMS REPRINT #56.
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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